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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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daisy

Literary usage of Daisy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"daisy, Bull. See Bull daisy. daisy, Butter. See Butter-daisy. ... This should perhaps be the childing daisy, ie the daisy producing young ones, ..."

2. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"daisy. Sometimes—yes. But there are lots and lots and lots of women taking care of ... daisy. Some woman might think that you—your—the way you work—and your ..."

3. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1904)
"Fasten daisies, an Inch or two apart, on the collars, and trim the dresses with daisy chains. A few Inches from the bottom of the dress ..."

4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
""D—n daisy !" said the General, and rode moodily out of the Park. ... daisy ! You didn't come on purpose !" exclaimed the lady, with rather a forced laugh, ..."

5. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Ophelia gives the queen • daisy to signify "that her lignt and fickle love ought not ... daisy-roots, like dwarf-elder berries, are said to stunt the growth ..."

6. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"Field daisy-Pyrethrum Hybrid. In 1905, "Suspect" seeds were obtained as a ... In size some approached the large field daisy, others being smaller with ..."

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