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oxeye en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

ox-eyed · oxeyed

Translations (4)

grc βούφθαλμον (plant of the genus Buphthalmum) · fi päivänkakkara (daisy-like flower) · fi häränkukka (plant of the genus Buphthalmum) · fi peltosauramo (Anthemis arvensis)