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dai·sy
I. \ˈdāzē, -zi\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English daisie, dayeseye, from Old English dægesēge, dægesēage, from dæg day + ēage eye — more at day, eye
1. : any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl or a few whorls: as
a. : a low scapose European herb (Bellis perennis) having flower heads with small white or pink ray flowers and yellow disk flowers — called also English daisy
b. : a rather tall leafy-stemmed perennial herb (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) having larger flower heads than the English daisy and long white ray flowers and being often a troublesome weed especially in parts of the U.S. — called also oxeye daisy, white daisy
c. Australia
(1) : swan river daisy
(2) : any plant of the genus Vittadinia
d. New Zealand : a plant of the genus Lagenophora
e. : any of several wild plants of the genera Aster and Erigeron
f. : any of various other composite plants — usually used with a qualifying term; see african daisy, michaelmas daisy, shasta daisy
2. : the flower head of any daisy
3. slang : a person or thing that is first-rate of its kind
< he's a real daisy >
4. : a tall drink of a spirituous liquor, lime juice or lemon juice, grenadine or raspberry syrup or curaçao, and carbonated water chilled with cracked or shaved ice and garnished with fruit or mint
< rum daisy >
< gin daisy >
5.
a. usually daisy ham : a boned and smoked piece of pork from the shoulder
b. : a cheddar cheese of a certain style and weight
II. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
: a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade |