About The Word Daisy
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Daisy
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What's The Definition Of Daisy?
[n] any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
Synonyms | Synonyms for Daisy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Daisy: ace | beaut | corker | crackerjack | dandy | darb | dilly | dream | honey | humdinger | killer-diller | knockout | lollapaloosa | lulu | nifty | peach | pip | pippin | sweetheart | the nuts | whiz See Also | Bellis | Bellis perennis | common daisy | English daisy | flower | genus Bellis Daisy In Webster's Dictionary \Dai"sy\, n.; pl. {Daisies}. [OE. dayesye, AS.
d[ae]ges?eage day's eye, daisy. See {Day}, and {Eye}.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of low herbs ({Bellis}), belonging to the family
Composit[ae]. The common English and classical daisy is
{B. prennis}, which has a yellow disk and white or
pinkish rays.
(b) 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) .
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