oxeye

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oxeye

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From ox + eye. Apparently in some senses, specifically Buphthalmum, translated from Arabic عَيْن الْبَقَر (ʕayn al-baqar, literally “ox-eye”), as also the case for French œil-de-bœuf.

noun oxeyes · ox-eye

Heliopsis spp.
Heteranthemis viscidehirta
Telekia speciosa
Leucanthemum vulgare
Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum spp.), with large yellow flowers.
The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)

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@misc{oxeye_2026,
  title = {oxeye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxeye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}