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oxeye

The English word “oxeye” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Heliopsis spp.
  2. Heteranthemis viscidehirta
  3. Telekia speciosa
  4. Leucanthemum vulgare
  5. Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum spp.), with large yellow flowers.
  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)

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.

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