Main Entry:

dai·sy

Pronunciation:

\ˈdā-zē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural daisies

Etymology:

Middle English dayeseye, from Old English dægesēage, from dæg day + ēage eye

Date:

before 12th century

1: a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in one or a few whorls: as a: a low European herb (Bellis perennis) with white or pink ray flowers —called also English daisy b: a leafy-stemmed perennial herb (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) with long white ray flowers and a yellow disk that was introduced into the United States from Europe —called also oxeye daisy 2: the flower head of a daisy3: a first-rate person or thing4capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade