oxalis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
    wood sorrel; sorrel.

WordNet


Ox"a*lis noun
Etymology
L., a kind of sorrel, Gr., fr. sharp,pungent, acid.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants,mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel.

Webster 1913