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OXALIS PES-CAPRAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxalis pes-caprae mean?
• OXALIS PES-CAPRAE (noun)
The noun OXALIS PES-CAPRAE has 1 sense:
1. South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
Familiarity information: OXALIS PES-CAPRAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bermuda buttercup; English-weed; Oxalis cernua; Oxalis pes-caprae
Hypernyms ("Oxalis pes-caprae" is a kind of...):
oxalis; sorrel; wood sorrel (any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis)
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