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daisy


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 daisy
3 : a first-rate person or thing
4 capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade


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