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ox·lip

 (ŏks′lĭp′)
n.
A Eurasian primrose (Primula elatior) having yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel.
[Middle English oxeslippe, from Old English oxanslyppe : oxan, genitive sing. of oxa, ox + slyppe, slimy substance; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
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oxlip

(ˈɒksˌlɪp)
n
1. (Plants) Also called: paigle a primulaceous Eurasian woodland plant, Primula elatior, with small drooping pale yellow flowers
2. (Plants) Also called: false oxlip a similar and related plant that is a natural hybrid between the cowslip and primrose
[Old English oxanslyppe, literally: ox's slippery dropping; see slip3, compare cowslip]
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Noun1.oxlip - Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
paigle, Primula elatior
primrose, primula - any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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prvosenka vyšší

oxlip

[ˈɒkslɪp] N → prímula f
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oxlip

n (Bot) → hohe or weiße Schlüsselblume
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In Britain, the consumption of the flowers and seed heads of ancient woodland species, including oxlips Primula elatior, wood anemones Anemone nemorosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia, particularly by the introduced reeves' muntjac Muntiacus reevesi and naturalised fallow deer Dama dama (Tabor 2004, Cooke 2006), suggests the potential for deer to improve dispersal distances by acting as vectors for dispersal-limited woodland plants.
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