oxeye

English

Alternative forms

ox-eye

Etymology

ox +‎ eye. Apparently in some senses, specifically Buphthalmum, translated from Arabic عَيْن الْبَقَر‎ (ʿayn al-baqar, literally “ox-eye”), as also the case for French œil de bœuf.

Noun

oxeye (plural oxeyes)

Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, especially the oxeye daisy.
The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
The dunlin.
A fish Boops boops; the bogue, or box.

Derived terms

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
creeping oxeye
heart-leaved oxeye
oxeye daisy
seaside oxeye
smooth oxeye
yellow oxeye daisy

Translations

daisy-like flower

Finnish: päivänkakkara (fi)

Anthemis arvensis

Finnish: peltosauramo

plant of the genus Buphthalmum

Finnish: häränkukka (fi)

titmouse — see titmouse

dunlin — see dunlin

Boops boops

Finnish: boga (fi)