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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. dæges day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositæ. 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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