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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 Chrysanthemumplay

  Familiarity information: OX-EYED DAISY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OX-EYED DAISY (noun)


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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