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| ox·a·lis [ ok sálliss, óksəliss ] (plural ox·a·lis·es) |
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plant with leaves similar to clover: a plant with leaves divided into three parts similar to those of clover, e.g. wood sorrel. Genus Oxalis.
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek, "wood sorrel" < oxus "sour," because of the taste of its leaves] |
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