noun

daisy

daisy

She picked a white daisy from the field.

She picked a white daisy from the field.

((a/an)) daisy a small common European wild flower She picked a white daisy from the field.

Synonyms: marguerite (a type of daisy)

From Old English 'dæges ēage', meaning 'day's eye', because the petals open at dawn and close at dusk.

Remember its origin, 'day's eye', and picture the flower opening its 'eye' to the sun each morning.

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