oxeye daisy

noun

: daisy sense 1b

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And there is the hill, surrounded by quiet little glacial lakes lined with cedars and oxeye daisies. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2018 As dusk starts to fall, an Apollo butterfly settles on an oxeye daisy. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021 The window of my room looked out on a hillside thickly planted with heather, tulips, oxeye daisies, spurge, and rhododendron. — Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026 Flowers like oxeye daisies, red clovers, poppies, and wild carrots can serve as all-natural pesticides by attracting useful insects to your garden, according to Modern Farmer. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 6 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oxeye daisy was in 1731

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“Oxeye daisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxeye%20daisy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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oxeye daisy

noun
: daisy sense 1b

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