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daisy

[ dey-zee ]

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noun

plural daisies.

any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
Also called daisy ham. a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds. Compare picnic ( def 3 ).
Slang. someone or something of first-rate quality:
That new car is a daisy.
a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds.

Daisy

[ dey-zee ]

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daisy

/ ˈdeɪzɪ /

a small low-growing European plant, Bellis perennis, having a rosette of leaves and flower heads of yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Also calledoxeye daisymargueritemoon daisy a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
any of various other composite plants having conspicuous ray flowers, such as the Michaelmas daisy and Shasta daisy
slang.
an excellent person or thing
pushing up the daisies
dead and buried

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Origin of daisy¹

before 1000; Middle English dayesye, Old English dægesēge the day's eye

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Origin of daisy¹

Old English dægesēge day's eye

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In addition to the idiom beginning with daisy , also see fresh as a daisy ; push up daisies .

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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