daisy

noun (plural daisies)

• a small grassland plant that has flowers with a yellow disk and white rays. It has given rise to many ornamental garden varieties.

  • 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 disk florets, ray florets, or both; they include many weeds (dandelions, thistles, ragworts) and garden flowers (asters, chrysanthemums, dahlias, marigolds)
• used in names of other plants with flowers similar to the daisy, e.g., Michaelmas daisy, Shasta daisy.