Michaelmas daisy
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Michaelmas daisy
n.
Any of several asters that have leafy stems and flower in the fall, especially the New York aster.
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Michaelmas daisy
n
(Plants) Brit any of various plants of the genus Aster that have small autumn-blooming purple, pink, or white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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Mich′aelmas dai′sy
n.
an aster.
[1775–85]
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| Noun | 1. |  Michaelmas daisy - North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europeaster - any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers |
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Michaelmas daisy
n → Herbstaster f
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Michaelmas daisy
n → margherita settembrinaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995