noun
- Plural of oxlip; a plant of the primrose family with yellow flowers, native to Europe.
Usage: Botanical term; Usually used in plural form
Examples
- The meadow was dotted with oxlips in spring.
- Oxlips are often found in woodlands and damp grasslands.
- The botanist identified several oxlips growing near the stream.
- Oxlips have larger flowers than their cowslip relatives.