daisy
dai·sy
noun \ˈdā-zē\ plural daisies
Definition of DAISY
1
: a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in one or a few whorls: as a : a low European herb (Bellis perennis) with white or pink ray flowers —called also English daisy b : a leafy-stemmed perennial herb (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) with long white ray flowers and a yellow disk that was introduced into the United States from Europe —called also oxeye daisy
2
: the flower head of a daisy
3
: a first-rate person or thing
4
capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade
See Examples of DAISY
- <while the old crooner is now well past his prime, Grandma still harkens back to the “daisy of a performance” he could give in his heyday>
Origin of DAISY
Middle English dayeseye, from Old English dægesēage, from dæg day + ēage eye
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to DAISY
Synonyms: beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), jim–dandy, dandy, dilly, doozy (or doozie also doozer), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, pippin, ripper, ripsnorter, snorter, sockdolager (or sockdologer), standout, sweetheart
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