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f low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositæ. The common English and classical daisy is B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays.

An expression of languor.

A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.

(Bot.) Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.

A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.

The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeckia hirta).

A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.

ties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy.

ers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples.

Belonging to the order Compositæ; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. Composite carriage, a railroad car having compartments of different classes. [Eng.] -- Composite number (Math.), one which can be divided exactly by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3.prime num…

r, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.

of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. Gray.

nd flower in which all the florets are sessile on their receptacle, as in the case of the daisy. -- Flower pecker (Zoöl.), one of a family (Dicæidæ) of small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming birds in habits. -- Flower piece. (a) A table ornament made of cut flowers. (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flow…

Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine. -- Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. -- Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. -- Globe slater (Zoöl.), an isopod crusta…

The daisy, or mountain daisy. [Scot.] And pu'd the gowans fine. Burns.

r. Prior. -- Herb grace, or Herb of grace. (Bot.) See Rue. -- Herb Margaret (Bot.), the daisy. See Marguerite. -- Herb Paris (Bot.), an Old World plant related to the trillium (Paris quadrifolia), commonly reputed poisonous. -- Herb Robert (Bot.), a species of Geranium (G. Robertianum.)

The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow.

The oxeye daisy.

ch festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn. Michaelmas daisy. (Bot.) See under Daisy.

The middle of summer. Shak. Midsummer daisy (Bot.), the oxeye daisy.