oxlip

English

Alternative forms

• oxelip (obsolete)
• oxslip

Etymology

From Middle English *oxeslyppe, from Old English oxanslyppe (“oxlip”), from oxan, genitive of oxa (“ox”) + slyppe (“paste, slimy substance”). Compare cowslip, of similar formation.

Noun

oxlip (plural oxlips)

1. A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers.

   Synonym: true oxlip

Derived terms

• false oxlip (Primula × polyantha)
• true oxlip (Primula elatior)

Translations

plant

• Bulgarian: иглика (bg) f (iglika)
• Czech: prvosenka vyšší f
• Dutch: slanke sleutelbloem (nl) f
• Finnish: etelänkevätesikko
• German: Hohe Schlüsselblume f
• Romanian: ciuboțica-cucului (ro) f
• Russian: первоцве́т высо́кий m (pervocvét vysókij), при́мула высо́кая f (prímula vysókaja)
• Welsh: briallu-Mair di-sawr f pl

References

• oxlip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Primula elatior on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Primula elatior on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons