What is "oxeye daisy"

Daisy \Dai"sy\ (d[=a]"z[y^]), n.; pl. Daisies (d[=a]"z[i^]z). [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges-e['a]ge day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.] (Bot.)

1. A genus of low herbs ( Bellis), belonging to the family Composit[ae]. The common English and classical daisy is Bellis perennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays.

2. The whiteweed ( Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed.

   Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane.

   Michaelmas daisy (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of which there are many species.

   Oxeye daisy (Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy (b) .

Whiteweed \White"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial composite herb ( Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy.

n. A widespread flowering plant native to Europe and temperate regions of Asia, ''Leucanthemum vulgare''.

1. n. similar to oxeye daisy [syn: Leucanthemum maximum, Chrysanthemum maximum]

2. tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: ox-eyed daisy, marguerite, moon daisy, white daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum]