black eye—
1. a darkening of the skin about the eye resulting from a bruise:
- I thought they’d have a row. Hadn’t Michael a black eye?
2. a severe blow or rebuff:
- I hope the Pension Committee will give a black eye to every bill of that kind.
blackeye—a sprawling herb (Vigua sinensis) cultivated for forage and green manure:
- Blackeye crop is allowed to fully mature, then they are cut and dried to be packaged.