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oxlip
[ oks-lip ]
noun
- a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
oxlip
/ ˈɒksˌlɪp /
noun
- Also calledpaigle a primulaceous Eurasian woodland plant, Primula elatior, with small drooping pale yellow flowers
- Also calledfalse oxlip a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oxlip1
First recorded before 1100, spelled oxsanslyppan
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oxlip1
Old English oxanslyppe, literally: ox's slippery dropping; see slip ³, compare cowslip
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Example Sentences
Drawing her scarlet cloak higher on her shoulders, she bent her steps towards Oxlip Dell.
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The first visit we paid the following morning was to Oxlip Grange, to see Coralie.
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Oxlip, oks′lip, n. a species of primrose, having its flowers in an umbel on a stalk like the cowslip.
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Huxley held forth last week about the oxlip, which he says is unknown on the Continent.
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Why, do you remember that there stir, sir, about the ghost that was said to haunt Oxlip Dell?
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