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oxlip noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈɒks.lɪp/ us /ˈɑːks.lɪp/ a wild plant of the primula family with several small, pale yellow flowers growing together on a long stem: The ground was covered in primroses, oxlips, cowslips, and violets. Protesters claim that the oxlip is threatened by the airport expansion. The oxlip is a rare, shade-loving species with flowers that hang to one side at the top of a tall stem. Oxlips had disappeared from 28 of the 80 listed sites in less than 30 years. Oxlips seem to have been much more common in Shakespeare's time than they are now. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |