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oxeye

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noun

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.

  1. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,
  2. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,
  3. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,
  4. Any oxeye daisy.
  5. Any oxeye daisy.
  6. The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
  7. A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
  8. The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
  9. A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)