daisy in English: A small flower with thin white petals and a round yellow centre. (noun)

Translation

A small flower with thin white petals and a round yellow centre.

Word origin

From Old English daeges eage, meaning day's eye, because the flower opens its yellow eye in the morning and closes it at night.

Gender

Pluraldaisies

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The plural changes -y to -ies: one daisy, many daisies.

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A daisy is small enough to pick with two fingers.

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This habit gave the flower its name: the day's eye.

flower

The coloured part of a plant that holds its seeds and often smells sweet.

garden

A piece of ground next to a house where you grow flowers, grass, or food.

white

Having the colour of snow or of fresh milk, the lightest of all colours.

spring

The season after winter, when plants start to grow.

grass

The green plant with thin leaves that covers fields and gardens.

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