daisy

== English == === Alternative forms === daisie, daysie (both obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.zi/ Rhymes: -eɪzi === Noun === daisy (plural daisies) A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids. (Cockney rhyming slang) A boot or other footwear. (colloquial) Something splendid; a doozy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === daisy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === I'd say, Sayid, diyas