ox-eyeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

名詞

oxeye (plural oxeyes)

1. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera,
   1. Heliopsis spp.
   2. Heteranthemis viscidehirta
   3. Telekia speciosa
2. Any oxeye daisy.
   1. Leucanthemum vulgare
   2. Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum spp.), with large yellow flowers.
3. The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
4. A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
5. The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
6. A fish of species Boops boops (bogue, box)

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参考

• ox-eyed
• oxeyed