Oxytropis

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Etymology[edit]

From New Latin oxytropis, first used by De Candolle 1802, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp, pointy) + τρόπις (trópis, keel).[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Oxytropis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – locoweeds.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxytropis”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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