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

Both forms of the Cowslip crossed with Pollen of both forms of the Oxlip.

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

Both forms of the Oxlip crossed with Pollen of both forms of the Cowslip, P. veris.

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

Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

The English Primrose is one of a large family of more than fifty species, represented in England by the Primrose, the Oxlip, the Cowslip, and the Bird's-eye Primrose of the North of England and Scotland.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

Primula elatior, Jacq., or the Bardfield Oxlip, is found in England only in two or three of the eastern counties.

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