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oxalis noun[ U ] uk /ɒkˈsɑː.lɪs/ us /ɑː.kˈsæl.əs/ a plant that has heart-shaped leaves and pale flowers and sometimes grows in gardens as a weed (= a plant that is not wanted): We saw a lot of oxalis when we visited Crete. I spent all afternoon pulling out oxalis from the flower beds. Oxalis spreads by forming miniature bulbs below the ground. The best time to pull out oxalis is in early summer, before the bulbs become too dry. When I lived in London I had terrible trouble trying to control the pink-flowering oxalis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dianthus dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena liquorice loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint |