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Webster 1913 Edition
Oxeye
Ox′eyeˊ
,Noun.
[
Ox
+ eye
.] 1.
(Bot.)
(a)
The oxeye daisy. See under
Daisy
. (b)
The corn camomile (
Anthemis arvensis
). (c)
A genus of composite plants (
Buphthalmum
) with large yellow flowers. 2.
(Zool.)
(a)
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (
Parus major
) and the blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus
). [Prov. Eng.]
(b)
The dunlin.
(c)
A fish; the bogue, or box.
Creeping oxeye
(Bot.)
a West Indian composite plant (
– Wedelia carnosa
). Seaside oxeye
(Bot.)
, a West Indian composite shrub (
Borrichia arborescens
).Definition 2024
oxeye
oxeye
English
Noun
oxeye (plural oxeyes)
- Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, especially the oxeye daisy.
- The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
- Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
- A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
- The dunlin.
- A fish; the bogue, or box.
Derived terms
- Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
- creeping oxeye
- heart-leaved oxeye
- oxeye daisy
- seaside oxeye
- smooth oxeye
- yellow oxeye daisy