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OXALIS ACETOSELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxalis acetosella mean? 

OXALIS ACETOSELLA (noun)
  The noun OXALIS ACETOSELLA has 1 sense:

1. Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersplay

  Familiarity information: OXALIS ACETOSELLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OXALIS ACETOSELLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common wood sorrel; cuckoo bread; Oxalis acetosella; shamrock

Hypernyms ("Oxalis acetosella" is a kind of...):

oxalis; sorrel; wood sorrel (any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis)


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