oxytropis
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See also: Oxytropis
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /okˈsy.tro.pis/, [ɔkˈs̠ʏt̪rɔpɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /okˈsi.tro.pis/, [okˈsiːt̪ropis]
Noun[edit]
oxytropis
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oxytropis, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.