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OXLIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oxlip mean?
• OXLIP (noun)
The noun OXLIP has 1 sense:
1. Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Familiarity information: OXLIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
oxlip; paigle; Primula elatior
Hypernyms ("oxlip" is a kind of...):
primrose; primula (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
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