violet wood sorrel

violet wood sorrel
noun
perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
Syn: ↑Oxalis violacea
Hypernyms: ↑oxalis, ↑sorrel, ↑wood sorrel

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noun
: a perennial herb (Oxalis violacea) of the eastern United States with palmately compound usually sensitive leaves and rose-purple or rarely white flowers

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