oxlip

ox·lip (

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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.]

oxlip [ˈɒksˌlɪp]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called paigle a primulaceous Eurasian woodland plant, Primula elatior, with small drooping pale yellow flowers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called false oxlip a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose

[Old English oxanslyppe, literally: ox's slippery dropping; see slip³, compare cowslip]

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Noun

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

Translations

oxlip [ˈɒkslɪp] N → prímula f

oxlip

n (Bot) → hohe or weiße Schlüsselblume

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flower paigle polyanthus primrose primula Primula elatior Primula polyantha	In this country alone, the lady's-slipper orchid now only exists in the wild in one location in Northamptonshire and the beautiful and rare oxlip can only be found wild in five woods in East Anglia. Letter: Seed of destruction by The Mirror (London, England) The polyanthus group contains not only its namesake but also our wild primroses, oxlips and cowslips that seem to remind us of days gone by and its hardiness and ability to flower in late winter gives it its popularity. Love those primulas! by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Lift and split early spring-flowering plants of the Primula family such as polyanthus, primroses, cultivated cowslips and oxlips after flowering into rosettes of leaves with root rhizome and roots attached and replant firmly in humus-rich soil in light shade. Gardening: Top tips by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)	oxidative stress Oxidator oxide Oxide of zinc oxidimetry oxidisation oxidise oxidised oxidiser Oxidizable oxidization oxidize oxidized oxidized LDL cholesterol Oxidizement oxidizer oxidizing agent oxidoreductase oxidoreduction Oxidulated oxime oximeter Oxindol Oxiodic Oxlike oxlip Oxnard Oxo oxo acid oxo- Oxon Oxon. Oxonate Oxonian Oxonic oxonium oxonium compound oxpecker Oxshoe oxtail oxtail soup oxtant oxter oxtongue Oxus Oxy acid oxy- oxyacetic oxyacetylene oxyacetylene torch oxyacid	oximetrically oximetrically oximetrically oximetry oximetry oximetry oximetry oximido Oximoron Oximoron Oxindol oxine Oxiodic Oxirane Oxirane OXIRM Oxis Oxis Oxisol Oxisols Oxistat Oxitone Oxizole Oxlajuuj Keej Maya Ajtz'iib' oxLDL Oxley Commercial Catering Equipment Oxley Creek Catchment Association Inc Oxley Park Primary Oxley Wild Rivers National Park Oxlike oxlip Oxlips Oxlips OXM OXMIS OXML OxMOS OxMP OXN Oxnam, Garfield Bromley Oxnard Oxnard Oxnard - Land of No Toilets Oxnard - Land of No Toilets Oxnard / Ventura, CA, USA - Oxnard Airport Oxnard College Oxnard Harbor District Oxnard High School Oxnard Union High School District Oxnard, California Oxnard, California Oxnard, California, USA OXO OXO OXO (software) oxo acid Oxo anion Oxo anion Oxo anion Oxo process Oxo synthesis

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paigle
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Primula polyantha

In this country alone, the lady's-slipper orchid now only exists in the wild in one location in Northamptonshire and the beautiful and rare oxlip can only be found wild in five woods in East Anglia.

Letter: Seed of destruction by The Mirror (London, England)

The polyanthus group contains not only its namesake but also our wild primroses, oxlips and cowslips that seem to remind us of days gone by and its hardiness and ability to flower in late winter gives it its popularity.

Love those primulas! by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

Lift and split early spring-flowering plants of the Primula family such as polyanthus, primroses, cultivated cowslips and oxlips after flowering into rosettes of leaves with root rhizome and roots attached and replant firmly in humus-rich soil in light shade.

Gardening: Top tips by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

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