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OXEYE DAISY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oxeye daisy mean?
• OXEYE DAISY (noun)
The noun OXEYE DAISY has 2 senses:
1. similar to oxeye daisy
2. tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Familiarity information: OXEYE DAISY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar to oxeye daisy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chrysanthemum maximum; Leucanthemum maximum; oxeye daisy
Hypernyms ("oxeye daisy" is a kind of...):
composite; composite plant (considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers)
Holonyms ("oxeye daisy" is a member of...):
genus Leucanthemum; Leucanthemum (comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum)
Sense 2
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 ("oxeye daisy" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("oxeye daisy" is a member of...):
genus Leucanthemum; Leucanthemum (comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum)
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