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Daisy \Dai"sy\ (d[=a]"z[y^]), n.; pl. {Daisies} (d[=a]"z[i^]z).
[OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges-e['a]ge day's eye, daisy. See
{Day}, and {Eye}.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of low herbs ({Bellis}), belonging to the family
{Composit[ae]}. 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}.
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Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of
other genera, as {Erigeron}, or fleabane.
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{Michaelmas daisy} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Aster}, of
which there are many species.

{Oxeye daisy} (Bot.), the whiteweed. See {Daisy}
(b) .
[1913 Webster] daisybush