Definition of Oxalis Acetocella. Meaning of Oxalis Acetocella. Synonyms of Oxalis Acetocella

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Definition of Oxalis Acetocella

Oxalis Acetocella
Shamrock Sham"rock, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic (Medicago lupulina).

Meaning of Oxalis Acetocella from wikipedia

- red hawthorn (Crataegus microphylla), Dorycnium grae****, shamrock (Oxalis acetocella), Persian berry or alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus), dwarf mallow...