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OX-EYED DAISY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ox-eyed daisy mean?
• OX-EYED DAISY (noun)
The noun OX-EYED DAISY has 1 sense:
1. tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Familiarity information: OX-EYED DAISY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum; Leucanthemum vulgare; marguerite; moon daisy; ox-eyed daisy; oxeye daisy; white daisy
Hypernyms ("ox-eyed daisy" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("ox-eyed daisy" is a member of...):
genus Leucanthemum; Leucanthemum (comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum)
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