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oxeye

American  
[oks-ahy] / ˈɒksˌaɪ /

noun

plural

oxeyes

  1. any of several composite plants, especially of the genera Heliopsis and Buphthalum, having ray flowers surrounding a conspicuous disk.

  2. Informal. any of several shorebirds, as the least sandpiper.

  3. Architecture. oeil-de-boeuf.

oxeye British  
/ ˈɒksˌaɪ /

noun

  1. any Eurasian plant of the genus Buphthalmum, having daisy-like flower heads with yellow rays and dark centres: family Asteraceae (composites)

  2. any of various North American plants of the related genus Heliopsis, having daisy-like flowers

  3. another name for daisy

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Etymology

Origin of oxeye

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; ox, eye

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