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Meaning of OXEYE

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an oval or round dormer window
  2. [n]  Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
  3. [n]  any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
 

OXEYE is a 5 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: heliopsis
 
 See Also: Buphthalmum, Buphthalmum salicifolium, dormer window, genus Buphthalmum, genus Heliopsis, wild flower, wildflower, woodland oxeye

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ox"eye`\, n. [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. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus
       major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[oe]ruleus}).
       [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}).

 

 

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