■ noun ( plural daisies ) a small grassland plant with composite flowers having a yellow disc and white rays. [ Bellis perennis .]
↘used in names of other plants of the same family, e.g. Michaelmas ~ .
Phrases
pushing up ( the ) daisies informal dead and buried.
Origin
OE dæges ēage 'day's eye' (because the flower opens in the morning and closes at night).