Oxeye

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,; Heliopsis spp.
  2. 2
    an oval or round dormer window wordnet
  3. 3
    Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,; Heteranthemis viscidehirta
  4. 4
    Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers wordnet
  5. 5
    Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,; Telekia speciosa
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  1. 6
    any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers wordnet
  2. 7
    Any oxeye daisy.; Leucanthemum vulgare
  3. 8
    Any oxeye daisy.; Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum spp.), with large yellow flowers.
  4. 9
    The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
  5. 10
    A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
  6. 11
    The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
  7. 12
    A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)

Synonyms

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heliopsisheliopsis

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 phrases

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