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Examples of oxeye daisy in a Sentence
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As dusk starts to fall, an Apollo butterfly settles on an oxeye daisy.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
And there is the hill, surrounded by quiet little glacial lakes lined with cedars and oxeye daisies.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2018
Flowers like oxeye daisies, red clovers, poppies, and wild carrots can serve as all-natural pesticides by attracting useful insects to your garden, according to Modern Farmer.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 6 Feb. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1731, in the meaning defined above
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“Oxeye daisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxeye%20daisy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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