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oxeye daisy

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noun
a composite plant, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, having flowers with white rays and a yellow disk.
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Origin of oxeye daisy

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby oxeye daisy

oxcart, oxen, Oxenstierna, oxeye, ox-eyed, oxeye daisy, ox-eye herring, OXFAM, oxford, Oxford accent, Oxford and Cambridge Universities
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How to use oxeye daisy in a sentence

  • An oxeye daisy, p. 31, may be placed in center of canape, in the wreath of parsley.

    The Laurel Health Cookery|Evora Bucknum Perkins

  • The farmer in this locality must have an alert eye for Canada thistles and oxeye daisy.

    Usury|Calvin Elliott
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