daisy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
  2. Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
  3. A boot or other footwear.
  4. Something splendid; a doozy.
name
  1. A female given name from English.
  2. A common name for a cow.
noun
  1. A Girl Scout at the initial introductory level.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. Acronym of Digital Accessible Information System, an XML-based open standard for people whose disability makes it difficult to read print.

Pronunciation

/ˈdeɪ.zi/ en-us-daisy.ogg /ˈdeɪzi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Daisy (given name).wav

Word forms

daisy daisies daisie daysie Daisys

Etymology

From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.

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