1. Noun
The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
2. Noun
florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
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