oxeye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,
Heliopsis spp.
Heteranthemis viscidehirta
Telekia speciosa
Any oxeye daisy.
Leucanthemum vulgare
Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum spp.), with large yellow flowers.
The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)

Word forms

oxeye oxeyes ox-eye

Etymology

From ox + eye. Apparently in some senses, specifically Buphthalmum, translated from Arabic عَيْن الْبَقَر (ʕayn al-baqar, literally “ox-eye”), as also the case for French œil-de-bœuf.

Related words

ox-eyed oxeyed

Derived words

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye creeping oxeye heart-leaved oxeye oxeye daisy oxeye herring oxeye oreo sea oxeye sea oxeye daisy seaside oxeye smooth oxeye yellow oxeye daisy yellow oxeye

Translations

Finnish: päivänkakkara

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