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oxeye

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.

  1. inherited from ēaġan
  2. inherited from eyen
  3. derived from *h₃okʷ-✻
  4. inherited from *augô✻ — “eye”
  5. inherited from *augā✻
  6. inherited from ēage — “eye”
  7. inherited from eye
  8. compounded as oxeye — “ox + eye”

Definitions

  1. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,

  2. Any oxeye daisy.

  3. The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus…

      A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).

    2. The dunlin (Calidris alpina)

    3. A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)

The neighborhood

Derived

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA