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OXALIDACEAE
(
G
)
Oxalis or Sorrel Family (
Wf
)
oxys, = sharp, keen, pointed;
(sharp, keen, shrill, pungent, acid)
-alis, = belonging to, resembling, provided with, pertaining to.
(oxalic acid content)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
OXALIS
(
G
)
Sorrel, Suring (
Le
)
oxys, = sharp, keen, pointed;
oxy-, = sharp, sour, pointed;
-alis, -aris, = belonging or pertaining to, resembling, provided with.
(oxalic acid content)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)