oxalis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of oxalis
1595–1605; < Latin: garden sorrel, sour wine < Greek oxalís, derivative of oxýs sharp
Example Sentences
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Her taste at the Reserve is expressed in the Rhododendron Glen, the Ravine, the candelabra primulas, ginger, cyclamen, oxalis and other wildflowers on the property.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023
A ume plum tree that Asawa planted still stands in a the verdant garden, now overgrown with oxalis and nasturtium.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020
He then gestured to a mat of oxalis, or wood sorrel, which Lightner was already busily collecting in a flat Tupperware container.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2010
Ben Shewry, the young chef at Attica in Melbourne, harnesses the sour taste of oxalis in desserts.
From Newsweek
Between my feet is a single blossom of the yellow oxalis, the only flower to be seen; and very pretty it is, each petal with an orange spot at the base.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
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