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词汇 oxalis
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Definition of oxalis in English:

oxalis

noun ɒkˈsɑːlɪsˈɒksəlɪs
  • A plant of a genus which includes the wood sorrel, typically having three-lobed leaves and white, yellow, or pink flowers.

    酢浆草,酢浆草属植物

    Genus Oxalis, family Oxalidaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ferns are especially handsome as accents among swaths of lower-growing plants such as sweet woodruff or oxalis or growing beside ponds.
    • Double-pot small plants or those that dry out quickly such as oxalis, laying in a layer of moist peat between the two pots.
    • Semi-tropical natives such as dahlias, gladioli, begonias, canna, caladium, elephant ears, oxalis and other tender summer-flowering bulbs will not make it through the winter outside of the warmest climate zones.
    • This was the weedmat that defeated my oxalis and couch grass.
    • If possible, weed the unwanted oxalis in flower beds rather than use a herbicide, which may damage or kill your more desirable plants.

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek, from oxus 'sour' (because of its sharp-tasting leaves).

Definition of oxalis in US English:

oxalis

noun
  • A plant of a genus which includes the wood sorrel, typically having three-lobed leaves and white, yellow, or pink flowers.

    酢浆草,酢浆草属植物

    Genus Oxalis, family Oxalidaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Semi-tropical natives such as dahlias, gladioli, begonias, canna, caladium, elephant ears, oxalis and other tender summer-flowering bulbs will not make it through the winter outside of the warmest climate zones.
    • Ferns are especially handsome as accents among swaths of lower-growing plants such as sweet woodruff or oxalis or growing beside ponds.
    • Double-pot small plants or those that dry out quickly such as oxalis, laying in a layer of moist peat between the two pots.
    • If possible, weed the unwanted oxalis in flower beds rather than use a herbicide, which may damage or kill your more desirable plants.
    • This was the weedmat that defeated my oxalis and couch grass.

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek, from oxus ‘sour’ (because of its sharp-tasting leaves).

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