daisy
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdeɪ.zi//
A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
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
slangA boot or other footwear.
- 4
Something splendid; a doozy.
Then Dan drew the sheath-knife and tested the edge of it on the gunwale. "That's a daisy," said Harvey. "How did you get it so cheap?"
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.
Forms
- plural
- daisies
daisy · A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
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