Oxytropis

See also: oxytropis

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin oxytropis, first used by De Candolle 1802, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp, pointy) + τρόπις (trópis, keel).[1]

Proper noun

Oxytropis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae locoweeds.

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Hyponyms

References

  1. Oxytropis”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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