äkˈsipələ̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from oxy- (I) + Greek polis city — more at police
1. capitalized : a genus of marsh herbs (family Umbelliferae) having clustered fusiform tuberous roots and leaves only once-pinnate or reduced to slender petioles like rushes — see cowbane , water dropwort
2. -es : any plant of the genus Oxypolis