OXEYES

Noun

oxeyes

plural of oxeye

Source: Wiktionary


OXEYE

Ox"eye`, n. Etym: [Ox + eye.]

1. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy. (b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). (c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse (P. coeruleus). [Prov. Eng.] (b) The dunlin. (c) A fish; the bogue, or box. Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant (Wedelia carnosa).

– Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub (Borrichia arborescens).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MOTIVE

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