noun
oxeye
• Syn: ↑genus Buphthalmum
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑oxeye
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Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bouphthalmon oxeye (flower), from bo- (from bous) + -ophthalmon (from ophthalmos)
: a genus of Eurasian perennial herbs (family Compositae) sometimes cultivated in gardens for their bright yellow-rayed flower heads — see oxeye
Useful english dictionary. 2012.