Meaning of Oxytropis in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɒksɪˈtrəʊpɪs/US accent
UK accent
Noun
OxytropisEtymology
early 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From scientific Latin Oxytropis from ancient Greek ὀξυ- + τρόπις keel, with reference to the pointed projection at the end of the keel of the corollaDefinitions
1. large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal