| daisy | Origin: OE. Dayesye, AS. Daegeseage day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye. <botany> 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. <botany> Michaelmas daisy, the whiteweed. See Daisy . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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