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oxlip
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ox·lip  (kslp)
n.
A Eurasian primrose (Primula elatior) having yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel.
[Middle English oxeslippe, from Old English oxanslyppe : oxan, genitive sing. of oxa, ox + slyppe, slimy substance; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.oxlip - Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
paigle, Primula elatior
primrose, primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads


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