Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oks-ahy]
- /ˈɒksˌaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oks-ahy]
- /ˈɒksˌaɪ/
Definitions of oxeye word
- noun plural oxeye any of several composite plants, especially of the genera Heliopsis and Buphthalum, having ray flowers surrounding a conspicuous disk. 1
- noun plural oxeye Informal. any of several shorebirds, as the least sandpiper. 1
- noun plural oxeye Architecture. oeil-de-boeuf. 1
- noun oxeye any Eurasian plant of the genus Buphthalmum, having daisy-like flower heads with yellow rays and dark centres: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
- noun oxeye any of various North American plants of the related genus Heliopsis, having daisy-like flowers 0
- noun oxeye any of several composite plants, as a sunflowerlike perennial plant (Heliopsis helianthoides) of E North America 0
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Origin of oxeye
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at ox, eye
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Parts of speech for Oxeye
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oxeye popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.