Daisy

n. pl. Daisies (dā"zĭz).
  1. A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositæ. The common English and classical daisy is Bellis perennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays.
  2. The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed.
    3. Michaelmas daisy (Bot.),
    any plant of the genus Aster, of which there are many species.
    Oxeye daisy (Bot.),
    the whiteweed. See Daisy (b).