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dai·sy  (dz)

n. pl. dai·sies

1. Any of several plants of the composite family, especially a widely naturalized Eurasian plant (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) having flower heads with a yellow center and white rays. Also called oxeye daisy, white daisy.

2. A low-growing European plant (Bellis perennis) having flower heads with pink or white rays. Also called English daisy.

3. The flower head of any of these plants.

4. Slang One that is deemed excellent or notable.

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

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daisy

Noun

pl -sies a small low-growing flower with a yellow centre and pinkish-white petals [Old English dægesēge day's eye]

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

Translations

daisy [ˈdeɪzɪ] n → margarita

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daisy [ˈdeɪzɪ] n → pâquerette f

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daisy [ˈdeɪzɪ] n → Gänseblümchen nt

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daisy [ˈdeɪzɪ] n → margherita

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daisy

n daisy [ˈdeizi]

a type of small common flower with a yellow centre and usually white petals The field was full of daisies. madeliefie, gousblom أُقْحُوان маргаритка kopretina bellis; marguerit das Gänseblümchen μαργαρίτα margarita karikakar گل مینا tuhatkauno marguerite חִיְנָנִית गुलबहार tratinčica, divna osoba százszorszép bunga desi freyjubrá, fagurfífill margherita ひなぎく 데이지 saulutė, ramunė, skaistažiedė margrietiņa, pīpene bunga daisi madelief prestekrage; tusenfryd stokrotka 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