Oxytropis

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Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Oxytropis f

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

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References

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

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