DAISIES

Noun

daisies

plural of daisy

Anagrams

• isaeids

Noun

Daisies

plural of Daisy

Anagrams

• isaeids

Source: Wiktionary


DAISY

Dai"sy, n.; pl. Daisies. Etym: [OE. dayesye, AS. dƦges day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family CompositƦ. 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).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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