Definitions for oxlip
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Princeton's WordNet
oxlip, paigle, Primula elatior(noun)
Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
Wiktionary
oxlip(Noun)
The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
Origin: From *, from oxanslyppe, from oxan, genitive of oxa + slyppe. Compare cowslip, of similar formation.
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