oxeye
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Noun
[edit]oxeye (plural oxeyes)
- Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,
- 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)
Derived terms
[edit]- Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye (Sphagneticola trilobata)
- creeping oxeye (Wedelia spp. etc)
- heart-leaved oxeye (Telekia speciosa)
- oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
- seaside oxeye (Borrichia frutescens)
- smooth oxeye (Borrichia frutescens)
- yellow oxeye (Telekia speciosa)
- yellow oxeye daisy (Buphthalmum salicifolium)
- oxeye oreo (Allocyttus folletti)
Translations
[edit]daisy-like flower
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Anthemis arvensis
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plant of the genus Buphthalmum
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titmouse — see titmouse
dunlin — see dunlin
Boops boops — see bogue