oxeye daisy

noun

1. a composite plant, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, having flowers with white rays and a yellow disk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxeye daisy¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

But that was changing: He pointed to butter-and-eggs, oxeye daisies, bellflowers, tufted vetch, hemp nettle, spotted jewelweed, creeping Charlie, common tansy, orange hawkweed.

From New York Times

Beveridge said her property is dotted with oxeye daisies simply because deer leave those plants alone and chew through everything else.

From Seattle Times

The scarves are emblazoned with botanical prints based on plants like white oxeye daisy, purple spotted knapweed and yellow toadflax.

From Seattle Times

Swimming to the end of the pool, you can reach out and touch the oxeye daisies growing in the new wildflower meadow.

From New York Times

Beside an assortment of spray carnation, baby’s breath, cornflower and oxeye daisy is the caption: “Classified ‘Spare Parts’ deal.

From New York Times