oxytrope

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noun

Synonym of locoweed.

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locoweed
Origintranslingual Oxytropis ← Ancient Greek ὀξύς →
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Meanings

nounoxytrope (plural oxytropes)

plural oxytropes

  1. biologySynonym of locoweed.

    Synonyms: locoweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of locoweed.

Similar
locoweed
Also see
locoweed

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀξύς“sharp, pointy”
  2. translingualOxytropis
  3. Englishoxytrope

From translingual Oxytropis, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, pointy”) + τρόπις (trópis, “keel”).

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APA

oxytrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytrope

MLA

“oxytrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxytrope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxytrope.

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