n.
Pronunciation: ' d ā -z ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural daisies
Etymology: Middle English dayeseye, from Old English dæges ē age, from dæg day + ē age eye
Date: before 12th century
1 : a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum ) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in one or a few whorls: as a : a low European herb ( Bellis perennis ) with white or pink ray flowers ― called also English daisy b : a leafy-stemmed perennial herb ( Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ) with long white ray flowers and a yellow disk that was introduced into the U.S. from Europe ― called also oxeye daisy
2 : the flower head of a daisy
3 : a first-rate person or thing
4 capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade