oxeye

[ oks-ahy ]

/ ˈɒksˌaɪ /

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noun, plural ox·eyes.

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

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

Architecture. oeil-de-boeuf.

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Origin of oxeye

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

Words nearby oxeye

oxbow lake, Oxbridge, oxcart, oxen, Oxenstierna, oxeye, ox-eyed, oxeye daisy, ox-eye herring, OXFAM, oxford

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How to use oxeye in a sentence

The wind had dropped and the Copse was silent but for the spring chirp of an oxeye.
Lives of the Fur Folk|M. D. Haviland
The ringing call of an oxeye overhead never was more clear, and blithe, and musical.
In the West Country|Francis A. Knight
A costly Diamond, that had once sparkled in a lady's ring, lay in a field amid tall grasses and oxeye daisies.
Stories to Tell Children|Sara Cone Bryant
In the house they should be given the same food as the oxeye, accustoming them to it at first by mixing bruised hemp-seed with it.
The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein

Their small size, and their notes have given them the familiar name of "peep," but near New York they are also called "oxeye."
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent

British Dictionary definitions for oxeye

oxeye

/ (ˈɒksˌaɪ) /

noun

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

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

oxeye daisy another name for daisy (def. 2)

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