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OXEYE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oval or round dormer window

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("oxeye" is a kind of...):

dormer window (the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("oxeye" is a kind of...):

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oxeye"):

Buphthalmum salicifolium; woodland oxeye (hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes)

Holonyms ("oxeye" is a member of...):

Buphthalmum; genus Buphthalmum (oxeye)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers

Synonyms:

heliopsis; oxeye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("oxeye" is a kind of...):

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Holonyms ("oxeye" is a member of...):

genus Heliopsis (oxeye)

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