 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Daisy \Dai"sy\ (d[=a]"z[y^]), noun; 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}.
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) .
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
daisy
noun: any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "daisy": ace, beaut, corker, crackerjack, dandy, darb, dilly, dream, honey, humdinger, killer-diller, knockout, lollapaloosa, lulu, nifty, peach, pip, pippin, sweetheart, the nuts, whiz
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Daisy A {functional language}. ["Daisy Programming Manual", S.D. Johnson, CS Dept TR, Indiana U, 1988].
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Daisy, AR (town, FIPS 17140) Location: 34.23309 N, 93.74189 W Population (1990): 122 (104 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Daisy, GA (city, FIPS 21268) Location: 32.15085 N, 81.83713 W Population (1990): 138 (57 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Daisy, KY Zip code(s): 41733 Daisy, MO Zip code(s): 63743 Daisy, OK Zip code(s): 74540
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Daisy, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 118 Housing Units (2000): 119 Land area (2000): 1.145807 sq. miles (2.967627 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.294272 sq. miles (0.762161 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.440079 sq. miles (3.729788 sq. km) FIPS code: 17140 Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 34.233193 N, 93.742083 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Daisy, AR Daisy
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Daisy, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 126 Housing Units (2000): 60 Land area (2000): 0.985871 sq. miles (2.553394 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031102 sq. miles (0.080553 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.016973 sq. miles (2.633947 sq. km) FIPS code: 21268 Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 32.150060 N, 81.835823 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Daisy, GA Daisy
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |