DAISY


Meaning of DAISY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdā-zē ]

noun

( plural daisies )

Etymology: Middle English dayeseye, from Old English dægesēage, from dæg day + ēage 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 United States 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.