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oxlip

[oks-lip]

noun

a Eurasian primrose, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.

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oxlip (ˈɒksˌlɪp)

—n
1.	Also called: paigle a primulaceous Eurasian woodland plant, Primula elatior, with small drooping pale yellow flowers
2.	Also called: false oxlip a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose

[Old English oxanslyppe, literally: ox's slippery dropping; see slip³, compare cowslip]

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