genus oxalis

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   type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofOxalidaceae

Questions about genus oxalis

What does genus oxalis mean?

genus oxalis means "type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels".

Is genus oxalis a common word?

genus oxalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.