oxlip

[ oks-lip ]

/ ˈɒksˌlɪp /

noun

a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.

Words nearby oxlip

oxidoreductase, oxime, oximeter, oximetry, oxisol, oxlip, Oxnard, Oxo, oxo acid, oxolinic acid, Oxon

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Example sentences from the Web for oxlip

Why, do you remember that there stir, sir, about the ghost that was said to haunt Oxlip Dell?
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Drawing her scarlet cloak higher on her shoulders, she bent her steps towards Oxlip Dell.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Huxley held forth last week about the oxlip, which he says is unknown on the Continent.
Charles Lyell and Modern Geology|Thomas George Bonney

The first visit we paid the following morning was to Oxlip Grange, to see Coralie.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for oxlip

oxlip

/ (ˈɒksˌlɪp) /

noun

Also called: paigle a primulaceous Eurasian woodland plant, Primula elatior, with small drooping pale yellow flowers

Also called: false oxlip a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose

Word Origin for oxlip

Old English oxanslyppe, literally: ox's slippery dropping; see slip ³, compare cowslip

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	oxlip
释义	oxlip [ oks-lip ] / ˈɒksˌlɪp / noun a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem. Words nearby oxlip oxidoreductase, oxime, oximeter, oximetry, oxisol, oxlip, Oxnard, Oxo, oxo acid, oxolinic acid, Oxon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oxlip Why, do you remember that there stir, sir, about the ghost that was said to haunt Oxlip Dell? Johnny Ludlow, Third Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Drawing her scarlet cloak higher on her shoulders, she bent her steps towards Oxlip Dell. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood Huxley held forth last week about the oxlip, which he says is unknown on the Continent. Charles Lyell and Modern Geology\|Thomas George Bonney The first visit we paid the following morning was to Oxlip Grange, to see Coralie. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood British Dictionary definitions for oxlip oxlip / (ˈɒksˌlɪp) / noun Also called: paigle a primulaceous Eurasian woodland plant, Primula elatior, with small drooping pale yellow flowers Also called: false oxlip a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose Word Origin for oxlip Old English oxanslyppe, literally: ox's slippery dropping; see slip ³, compare cowslip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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