oxytropis

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Oxytropis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, pointy”) + τρόπις (trópis, “keel”), in reference to the projection at the end of its leaves which distinguishes it from astragal.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /okˈsy.tro.pis/, [ɔkˈs̠ʏt̪rɔpɪs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /okˈsi.tro.pis/, [okˈsiːt̪ropis]

Noun

oxytropis

(New Latin, botany) locoweed.

Descendants

(translingual): Oxytropis
(English): oxytrope

References

^ "Oxytropis, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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