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oxeye

noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,

Heliopsis spp.

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Meaning 2

Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,

Heteranthemis viscidehirta

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Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,

Telekia speciosa

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Meaning 4

Any oxeye daisy.

Leucanthemum vulgare

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Any oxeye daisy.

Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum spp.), with large yellow flowers.

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The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).

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

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Meaning 8

The dunlin (Calidris alpina)

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Meaning 9

A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)

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an oval or round dormer window

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Broader terms: dormer window

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Meaning 11

Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers

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Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower

Narrower terms: woodland oxeye, Buphthalmum salicifolium

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Meaning 12

any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers

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Synonyms: heliopsis

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Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: päivänkakkara — daisy-like flower
  • Finnish: peltosauramo — Anthemis arvensis
  • Finnish: häränkukka — plant of the genus Buphthalmum
  • Ancient Greek: βούφθαλμον (boúphthalmon) — plant of the genus Buphthalmum