daisy


Definition: Meaning of, daisy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdeɪzi /

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Singular Plural
daisy daisies
[countable]
  1. a white flower with a yellow centre
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  2. be pushing up (the) daisies to be dead - used humorously
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daisy used in phrases

  • African daisy (noun)
    1. shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
    2. african or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
  • Barberton daisy (noun)
    1. widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-coloured rays
  • Easter daisy (noun)
    1. dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona
  • English daisy (noun)
    1. low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers
  • Michaelmas daisy (noun)
    1. north American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple, pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
  • Paris daisy (noun)
    1. perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
  • Pyrenees daisy (noun)
    1. perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy
  • Swan River daisy (noun)
    1. western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
  • Transvaal daisy (noun)
    1. widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-coloured rays
  • blackfoot daisy (noun)
    1. bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico
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