oxytrope
English
Etymology
From New Latin oxytropis, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, pointy”) + τρὀπις (tropis, “(plant) keel”).[1]
Noun
oxytrope (plural oxytropes)
- (botany) Synonym of locoweed.
References
- "Oxytropis, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.