Meaning of DAISY
| Pronunciation: | | 'deyzee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl |
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| | See Also: | | Bellis, Bellis perennis, common daisy, English daisy, flower, genus Bellis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dai"sy\, n.; pl. {Daisies}. [OE. dayesye, AS.
d[ae]ges?eage day's eye, daisy. See {Day}, and {Eye}.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of low herbs ({Bellis}), belonging to the family
Composit[ae]. The common English and classical daisy is
{B. prennis}, which has a yellow disk and white or
pinkish rays.
(b) The whiteweed ({Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum}), the plant
commonly called {daisy} in North America; -- called also
{oxeye daisy}. See {Whiteweed}.
Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of
other genera, as {Erigeron}, or fleabane.
{Michaelmas daisy} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of
which there are many species.
{Oxeye daisy} (Bot.), the whiteweed. See {Daisy}
(b) .
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A functional language. ["Daisy Programming Manual", S.D. Johnson, CS Dept TR, Indiana U, 1988]. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing daisies in your dream, symbolizes freshness, beauty, innocence, simplicity, friendliness, and cleanliness.
Dreaming that someone gives you a bouquet of daisies, symbolizes sorrow and/or lost love.
Dreaming of walking in a field of daisies, represents good luck and prosperity. Someone will be there to offer you a helping hand and guidance for your problems. |
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| | Related Terms: | | ace, beaut, corker, crackerjack, dandy, darb, dilly, dream, honey, humdinger, killer-diller, knockout, lollapaloosa, lulu, nifty, peach, pip, pippin, sweetheart, the nuts, whiz |
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