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Definitions for: Daisy [n] any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
Webster (1913) Definition: Dai"sy, n.; pl. Daisies. [OE. dayesye, AS.
d[ae]ges?eage day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family
Composit[ae]. The common English and classical daisy is
B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or
pinkish rays.
(b) The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant
commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also
oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed.
Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of
other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane.
Michaelmas daisy (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of
which there are many species.
Oxeye daisy (Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy
(b) .
See Also: Bellis, Bellis perennis, common daisy, English daisy, flower, genus Bellis
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