| oxeye | 1. <botany> The oxeye daisy. See Daisy. The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers. 2. <zoology> A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse (P. Coeruleus). The dunlin. A fish; the bogue, or box. <botany> Creeping oxeye, a West Indian composite shrub (Borrichia arborescens). Origin: Ox + eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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