oxalis

See also: Oxalis

English

Oxalis

Etymology

From the genus name Oxalis.

Noun

oxalis (plural oxalises)

(horticulture) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
- 2007 April 5, Anne Raver, “Rethinking the Pots on an Old, Cracked Terrace”, in New York Times‎:
  My oxalis and begonias are all in bloom at the windows of my bedroom.

Synonyms

wood sorrel

Hyponyms

common wood sorrel

Translations

any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis

Faroese: sýrusmæra f
Finnish: käenkaali (fi)
Greek: οξαλίδα (el) f (oxalída)
Maori: tūtae-kāhu, tūtaekāhu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gjøkesyre, kløversyre f, siris m, skogsyre f, syreblad n, søtsyre f, vaffelhjerte n (and more)

Nynorsk: gauksyre f, gaukesyre f, gaukegras n, gaukvaffel m, syreblom m (and more)

Quechua: uqa-uqa
Russian: кисли́ца (ru) f (kislíca)
Slovak: šťavel m

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