oxytrope

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Etymology

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From translingual Oxytropis, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, pointy”) + τρόπις (trópis, “keel”).[1]

Noun

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oxytrope (plural oxytropes)

  1. (botany) Synonym of locoweed.

References

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