oxytropis
See also: Oxytropis
Latin
Etymology
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.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /okˈsy.tro.pis/, [ɔkˈsʏ.trɔ.pɪs]
Noun
oxytropis
- (New Latin, botany) locoweed.
Descendants
- (translingual): Oxytropis
- (English): oxytrope
References
- "Oxytropis, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.