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oxytrope|ˈɒksɪtrəʊp|
[ad. mod.L. Oxytropis, f. Gr. ὀξυ- sharp + τρόπις keel; from the pointed keel of the corolla.]
A plant of the genus Oxytropis (family Leguminosæ), closely allied to Astragalus, the species of which are chiefly alpine; they have pinnate leaves, and flowers of various colours in spikes or racemes; several are cultivated as ornamental rock-work plants.
1865Bentham Brit. Flora 215 The point of the keel is short and straight as in the yellow oxytrope. 1883G. Allen in Longm. Mag. Feb. 418 In the same exposed Clova range..the closely-related yellow oxytrope still grows in diminishing numbers; while its ally the Ural oxytrope holds its own manfully over all the dry hills of the Highlands. |