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Definition of Ox-eyed daisy
1. Noun. Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ox-eyed Daisy
Literary usage of Ox-eyed daisy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prose Works of William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth (1876)
"ox-eyed daisy. ' Hope smiled when your nativity was cast. ... which was richly
decorated with that large bright flower, the ox-eyed daisy. ..."
2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"ox-eyed daisy. • Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Composite Family. The common white
daisy stars the June meadows with those gold-centred blossoms which delight ..."
3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1880)
"The larva feeds on the ox-eyed daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), and many other
low plants in May. ..."
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