释义 |
ox-eye daisy noun[ C or U ] (alsooxeye daisy)uk /ˌɒk.saɪ ˈdeɪ.zi/ us /ˌɑːk.saɪ ˈdeɪ.zi/ a tall plant that grows in grass, with flowers that have white petals and a yellow centre: Meadows bloom with ox-eye daisies, ragged robin, campion, and cranesbill. Tennessee has oxeye daisies on its list of invasive plants and wants to be rid of them. He has made an ox-eye daisy puree, which is served with new potatoes. The first ox-eye daisies are standing up above the grass, with their spreading white rays and bright yellow centres. Self-seeded oxeye daisy flaunts itself shamelessly in my shadier borders. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant
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marguerite |