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

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Example Sentences

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oxlip

Long-styled oxlip, by its own pollen: 24 flowers fertilised, produced five capsules, containing 6, 10, 20, 8, and 14 seeds.

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

The long-styled oxlip was more fertile than the three short-styled oxlips, and about half its pollen-grains appeared sound.

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

Long-styled oxlip, by pollen of long-styled primrose: 11 flowers fertilised, produced four capsules, containing 10, 7, 5, and 6 wretched seeds.

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

Seeds from the long-styled oxlip fertilised by its own pollen were sown, and three long-styled plants raised.

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

Long-styled cowslip, by pollen of long-styled oxlip: 8 flowers fertilised, produced three capsules, containing 5, 6 and 14 seeds.

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

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