Diplotaxis

noun

Dip·​lo·​tax·​is

: a genus of Old World weedy herbs (family Cruciferae) with alternate pinnatifid leaves and yellow racemose flowers see wall rocket

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dipl- + -taxis

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Rhymes for Diplotaxis

• chemotaxis
• epistaxis
• prophylaxis
• anaphylaxis
• axis
• praxis
• taxus
• chemoprophylaxis