daisy

UK: /ˈdeɪzi/ US: /ˈdeɪzi/ ,(dā′zē)

Inflections of 'daisy' (n): npl: daisies

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dai•sy /ˈdeɪzi/   n. [countable] , pl. -sies. 

1. Plant Biology a plant that has a flower head of a yellow disk and white rays.

Idioms

2. Idioms push up daisies, [Informal.] to be dead and buried:
   Why, he's been pushing up daisies these past twenty years!

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dai•sy  (dā′zē), n., pl. -sies. 

1. Plant Biology any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
2. Food Also called daisy ham. a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds. Cf. picnic (def. 3).
3. Slang Terms someone or something of first-rate quality:
   That new car is a daisy.
4. Food a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds.
5. push up daisies, [Informal.] to be dead and buried.

• Middle English dayesye, Old English dægesēge the day's eye bef. 1000

dai′sied, adj. 

Dai•sy  (dā′zē), n. 

1. a female given name.

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daisy / ˈdeɪzɪ/ noun ( -sies)

1. a small low-growing European plant, Bellis perennis, having a rosette of leaves and flower heads of yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. Also called: oxeye daisy, marguerite, moon daisy a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
3. any of various other composite plants having conspicuous ray flowers, such as the Michaelmas daisy and Shasta daisy
4. an excellent person or thing
5. pushing up the daisies ⇒ dead and buried

Etymology: Old English dægesēge day's eye

ˈdaisied adjective