daisy — ODE · Shobdo

daisy /ˈdeɪzi

▸ noun

(plural daisies)

a small European grassland plant which has flowers with a yellow disc and white rays.

Bellis perennis, family Compositae (or Asteraceae; the daisy family). The plants of this large family (known as composites) are distinguished by having composite flower heads consisting of numerous disc florets, ray florets, or both; they include many weeds (dandelions, thistles) and garden flowers (asters, chrysanthemums, dahlias).

▪ used in names of other plants of the daisy family, e.g. Michaelmas daisy, Shasta daisy.

– PHRASES

as fresh as a daisy healthy and full of energy:

you look as fresh as a daisy!.

be pushing up daisies (or be pushing up the daisies) informal
be dead and buried:

his heart condition will see him pushing up the daisies at a young age.

– ORIGIN Old English dæges ēage ‘day's eye’ (because the flower opens in the morning and closes at night).