äkˈsalə̇s, ˈäksələ̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, garden sorrel, from Greek, sorrel, from oxys sharp, keen — more at oxy-
1. capitalized : a large genus (the type of the family Oxalidaceae) of acaulescent herbs mostly of warm or tropical regions having acid foliage, palmately or pinnately compound leaves, and usually white, pink, or purple flowers with 10 stamens — see oca
2. -es : any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis