oxlip

American  

[oks-lip] / ˈɒksˌlɪp /

noun

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

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oxlip British  

/ ˈɒksˌlɪp /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of oxlip

First recorded before 1100, spelled oxsanslyppan

Example Sentences

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oxlip

Hence Tennyson, in "The Talking Oak:"—       "As cowslip unto oxlip is,         So seems she to the boy."

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by John Burroughs

Short-styled primrose, by pollen of short-styled oxlip: 8 flowers fertilised, did not produce one capsule.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin

Long-styled primrose, by pollen of long-styled oxlip: 8 flowers fertilised, produced 8 capsules, containing 15, 7, 12, 20, 22, 7, 16, and 13 seeds.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin

From what I have myself observed with oxlips, I cannot doubt that this plant was an oxlip in a highly variable condition, almost like that of the famous Cytisus adami.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin

Long-styled oxlip, by pollen of short-styled oxlip: 10 flowers fertilised, did not produce one capsule.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin