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What (who) is oxalis - definition

GENUS OF PLANTS
Woodsorrel; Wood sorrel; Wood Sorrel; Wood-sorrel; Oxalys; Wood-sorrels
  • O. tetraphylla]]'') grown as a [[pot plant]]
  • An apricot-coloured variety of ''[[Oxalis tuberosa]]'' for eating
  • Double-flowered ''[[Oxalis compressa]]''
  • ''[[Oxalis triangularis]]''
  • Pale grass blue (''[[Pseudozizeeria maha]]'') of the dry-season brood laying eggs on ''Oxalis''
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  • [[Oxalic acid]], the [[toxin]] found in many wood-sorrels and other edible plants
  • ''[[Oxalis pes-caprae]]'', L
  • [[Floral diagram]] of ''Oxalis''
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  • ''[[Oxalis tetraphylla]]''
  • ''[[Oxalis versicolor]]'' (candycane sorrel) grown in New Zealand

Oxalis         
·noun A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves;
- called also wood sorrel.
oxalis         
n.
(Bot.) Sorrel.
oxalis         
['?ks?l?s, ?k's?:l?s]
¦ noun a plant of a genus which includes the wood sorrel, typically having three-lobed leaves and white, yellow, or pink flowers. [Genus Oxalis.]
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk, from oxus 'sour' (because of its sharp-tasting leaves).

Wikipedia

Oxalis

Oxalis ( (American English) or (British English)) is a large genus of flowering plants in the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae, comprising over 550 species. The genus occurs throughout most of the world, except for the polar areas; species diversity is particularly rich in tropical Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa.

Many of the species are known as wood sorrels (sometimes written "woodsorrels" or "wood-sorrels") as they have an acidic taste reminiscent of the sorrel proper (Rumex acetosa), which is only distantly related. Some species are called yellow sorrels or pink sorrels after the color of their flowers instead. Other species are colloquially known as false shamrocks, and some called sourgrasses. For the genus as a whole, the term oxalises is also used.

Examples of use of oxalis
1. Oxalis Iron Cross: A carpet of ground–hugging decorative clover leaves and carmine pink flowers.