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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: similar to oxeye daisy [syn: oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum maximum, Chrysanthemum maximum]
2: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: oxeye daisy, ox-eyed daisy, marguerite, moon daisy, white daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1763 daisy 1b

Britannica Concise

Garden perennial plant (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) in the composite family. The compound flower has 15-30 white ray flowers surrounding a bright yellow disk flower, about 1-2 in. (2.5-5 cm) across. It grows about 2 ft (60 cm) high and has oblong, notched leaves and long petioles (leafstalks). Native to Europe and Asia, it has become a common wild plant in the U.S. See also daisy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Whiteweed White"weed`, n. (Bot.) A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Daisy Dai"sy, n.; pl. Daisies. [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges?eage 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 B. prennis, 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) .

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Daisy Dai"sy, n.; pl. Daisies. [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges?eage 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 B. prennis, 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) .