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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.
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Synonym
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