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Definition of Daisy

1. Noun. Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl.

Definition of Daisy

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

Definition of Daisy

1. Proper noun. (English female given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. A common name for a cow. ¹

3. Noun. A wild flowering plant ''Bellis perennis'' of the ''Asteraceae'' family, with a yellow head and white petals ¹

4. Noun. Many other flowering plants of various species. ¹

5. Noun. (Cockney rhyming slang) Boots or other footwear. From daisy roots. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Daisy

1. a flowering plant [n -SIES] : DAISIED [adj]

Medical Definition of Daisy

1. Origin: OE. Dayesye, AS. Daegeseage day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye. A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositae. The common English and classical daisy is B. Prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays. The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed. The word daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane. Michaelmas daisy, the whiteweed. See Daisy . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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