Oxlip
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
- 2 Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel wordnet
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From Middle English *oxeslyppe, from Old English oxanslyppe (“oxlip”), from oxan, genitive of oxa (“ox”) + slyppe (“paste, slimy substance”). Compare cowslip, of similar formation.