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.

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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

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