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

  1. (New Latin, botany) locoweed.

Descendants

References
  1. "Oxytropis, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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