Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The plant Oxalis caprina, a South African species cultivated in greenhouses.
- Rcsembling a goat's foot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A short-stemmed South African plant (
Oxalis caprina ) with bluish flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
- noun short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
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Examples
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Unfortunately, he knew from old lessons that there was no remedy for goatsfoot poisoning except time.
Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988
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It's not common around here, but it's not rare either, and it's been a wet spring, just what goatsfoot likes.
Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988
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Unfortunately, he knew from old lessons that there was no remedy for goatsfoot poisoning except time.
Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988
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It's not common around here, but it's not rare either, and it's been a wet spring, just what goatsfoot likes.
Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988
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"They couldn't have known what hostel we'd overnight in, and they couldn't have counted on goatsfoot being available.
Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988
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"They couldn't have known what hostel we'd overnight in, and they couldn't have counted on goatsfoot being available.
Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988
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