daisy

dai·sy

 (dā′zē)

n. pl. dai·sies

1. Any of several plants of the composite family, especially:

a. A widely naturalized Eurasian plant (Leucanthemum vulgare syn. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) having flower heads with a yellow center and white rays. Also called oxeye daisy, white daisy.

b. A low-growing plant (Bellis perennis) native to Europe and widely naturalized, having flower heads with white or pinkish rays. Also called English daisy.

c. The flower head of any of these plants.

2. Slang One that is deemed excellent or notable.

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[Middle English daisie, from Old English dæges ēage : dæges, genitive of dæg, day; see agh- in Indo-European roots + ēage, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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daisy

(ˈdeɪzɪ)

n, pl -sies

1. (Plants) a small low-growing European plant, Bellis perennis, having a rosette of leaves and flower heads of yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. (Plants) Also called: oxeye daisy, marguerite or moon daisy a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays

3. (Plants) any of various other composite plants having conspicuous ray flowers, such as the Michaelmas daisy and Shasta daisy

4. slang an excellent person or thing

5. pushing up the daisies dead and buried

[Old English dægesēge day's eye]

ˈdaisied adj

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dai•sy

(ˈdeɪ zi)

n., pl. -sies.

1. any of various composite plants that have flower heads of a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and oxeye daisy.

2. Slang. someone or something of first-rate quality.

Idioms:

push up daisies, Informal. to be dead and buried.

[before 1000; Middle English dayesye, Old English dægesēge the day's eye]

dai′sied, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

daisy - any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Bellis, genus Bellis - daisy Bellis perennis, common daisy, English daisy - low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers

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Translations

أُقْحُوان

kopretinasedmikráskasedmikráska chudobka

bellismarguerittusindfryd

Gänseblümchen

μαργαρίτα

margaritamargarita comúnchiribita

päivänkakkaratuhatkaunokaunokainen

pâquerettemarguerite

tratinčica

százszorszép

freyjubrá, fagurfífill

margheritapratolina

ヒナギク

데이지

ramunėsaulutėskaistažiedė

madeliefje

prestekragetusenfrydmargaritt

stokrotka

margarida

маргариткаромашка

sedmokráska

marjetica

tusensköna

ดอกเดซี่

papatya

hoa cúc

雏菊

daisy

[ˈdeɪzɪ]

A. N → margarita f
to be pushing up the daisies → criar malvas

B. CPD daisy chain N (lit) → guirnalda f de margaritas (fig) → serie f

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daisy

[ˈdeɪzi] n (= flower) → pâquerette f daisy chaindaisy chain n → guirlande f de pâquerettesdaisy wheel n (on printer) → marguerite fdaisy-wheel printer n → imprimante f à marguerite

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daisy

n → Gänseblümchen nt; to be pushing up the daisies (inf) → sich (dat) → die Radieschen von unten besehen (hum)

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daisy

[ˈdeɪzɪ] n (wild) → pratolina, margheritina; (cultivated) → margherita

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daisy

(ˈdeizi) – plural ˈdaisies – noun

a type of small common flower with a yellow centre and usually white petals. The field was full of daisies. madeliefie, gousblom أُقْحُوان маргаритка margarida kopretina das Gänseblümchen bellis; marguerit μαργαρίταmargarita karikakar گل مینا päivänkakkara marguerite חִיְנָנִית गुलबहार tratinčica, divna osoba százszorszép bunga desi freyjubrá, fagurfífill margherita ひなぎく 데이지 saulutė, ramunė, skaistažiedė margrietiņa, pīpene bunga daisi madeliefprestekrage; tusenfrydstokrotka داودى ګل bonina margaretă ромашка sedmo-kráska marjetica bela rada tusensköna ดอกเดซี่ papatya 雛菊 стокротка, маргаритка ایک چھوٹا عام قسم کا پھول جس میں زرد مرکز سے سفید پنکھڑیاں نکلتی ہیں hoa cúc dại 雏菊

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daisy

→ أُقْحُوان sedmikráska bellis Gänseblümchen μαργαρίτα margarita päivänkakkara pâquerette tratinčica margherita ヒナギク 데이지 madeliefje prestekrage stokrotka margarida ромашка tusensköna ดอกเดซี่ papatya hoa cúc 雏菊

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