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noun Daisy n. (pl. daisies) (Bot.) (a)A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositae. The common English and classical daisy is Bellis perennis, 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).
Michaelmas n. The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn. Michaelmas daisy. (Bot.) See under Daisy.
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