dai·sy
daisy
- pronunciation:
- deI
zi
- phrases:
- push up daisies
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
daisies |
| definition 1: |
any of various plants having flowers with yellow centers and white rayed petals.
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| definition 2: |
any of various plants with similarly shaped flowers.
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| definition 3: |
a flower of either of these plants.
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| phrase: |
push up daisies |
Daisy comes from an Old English word that means "day's eye." The English daisy opens in the morning and closes at night.