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

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