noun
oxytropis
oxytropis
Classical[ɔkˈsy.trɔ.pɪs]Ecclesiastical[okˈsiː.tro.pis]
Meaning
- New Latinlocoweed.
Origins
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.
Descendants
- unknownoxytrope