xyrhynchus

[OXYRHYNCHA.] Ornith.: A South American genus of Picide, akin to Yunx, which it resembles in the bill. ox-yr-I-a (yr as ir), subst. [Gr. oxys =sharp. Named from the acidity of the leaves. Bot.: Mountain-sorrel; a genus of Polygonese. Sepals four, stamens six, stigmas two, fruit broadly winged. Only known species, Oxyria reniform is , the Kidney-shaped Mountain-sorrel. Found in alpine elevations. It is common in the Punjab Him a lay as, where it is used as a cooling vegetable IMG:content-0513.png:[blocks in formation] Chem.: C6H3(OH)2COOH. Obtained by boiling a solution of iodosalicylic acid with potash. Crystallizes in shining needles, and acquires a deep-blue color with solution of ferric chloride. Is soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, and melts at 198°. ox-ý-salt, s. [Eng. oxy (gen), and salt.] [OxYACID.]