Daisy

Daisy may mean: more...

Flowering plants

• Daisy family, a general name for all species in the family Asteraceae.

• Common Daisy, Bellis species, particularly Bellis perennis.
• Michaelmas Daisy, Aster species.
• Painted Daisy, Tanacetum coccineum.
• Ox-eye Daisy, Leucanthemum species, particularly Leucanthemum vulgare.
  • Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum (formerly Chrysanthemum maximum) is cultivar developed in California (U.S.) and is a perennial growing to a height of 60 - 90 cm. It is apparently a cross between Leucanthemum lacustre from Portugal and L. maximum from the Pyrenees.
• Moon Daisy, Leucanthemopsis species.
• Marguerite Daisy, Argyranthemum frutescens is a perennial plant used in horticulture. It originates from the Canary Islands.
• Crown Daisy or Garland Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum coronarium
• "Daisy", Chrysanthemum majus
• Pyrethrum Daisy, Chrysanthemum coccineum
• Tricolor Daisy, Chrysanthemum carinatum

Places

United States

• Daisy, Arkansas
• Daisy, Georgia

Other uses

• DAISY Digital Talking Book
• Daisy chain, a chain made with daisy flowerheads.
• Daisy wheel printer, a printer with the print head shaped like a daisy flowerhead.
• Daisy (television commercial), aired by the Lyndon Johnson campaign in the 1964 presidential election.
• Daisy Bell, a popular song
• A pet name for Margaret or Maggie
• Nickname for actor David Wenham
• Name of the Dagwood Bumstead family dog in Blondie
• Daisy the Dog, set on fire by a neighbor in Fort Worth, Texas in June 2002
• Daisy Duck, a Disney character.
• Princess Daisy, a Nintendo character.
• Daisy-Democracy is Freedom, a moderate centre-left party in Italy.
• Daisy cutter (fuse), a type of fuse used in some bombs.

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