oxypolis

noun

ox·​yp·​o·​lis

äkˈsipələ̇s

1

capitalized : a genus of marsh herbs (family Umbelliferae) having clustered fusiform tuberous roots and leaves only once-pinnate or reduced to slender petioles like rushes see cowbane, water dropwort

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Oxypolis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from oxy- + Greek polis city

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