oxeye
- noun
- /ˈɑkˌsaɪ/
- Specialized
:
margarita oxeye
- The gardener planted oxeyes along the pathway to brighten the landscape with their sunny blossoms.
- oxeye daisy
Examples
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In the summer, the fields are filled with vibrant oxeye flowers, attracting many bees.
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Pulling her embroidery hoop from the basket, she ruefully examined yesterday's work, a number of lopsided yellow oxeyes and something she had meant to be a pale yellow rosebud, though no one would know unless she told them.
Fiction book (1992) -
Two of these plants, oxeye daisy and chicory, have been classic weeds in Vermont for two hundred years.
Academic text (1991) -
During the hike, we spotted beautiful oxeye daisies blooming in the meadows, showcasing their cheerful yellow petals.
Synonyms
A tall plant from Europe and Asia with leafy stems and white daisy-like flowers
A tall plant that comes back every year with white daisy-like flowers
A tall plant with white petals and a yellow center that comes back each year
A common wildflower with white petals and a yellow center that blooms in fields
Compounds
A hairy wild plant from Europe and Asia with deep yellow daisy-like flowers in open woods and rocky slopes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Oxeye for the flower also comes from ox + eye because the flower's round yellow center looks like an 'eye of an ox'. So oxeye names this bright, daisy-like flower.
