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# daisy

noun (daisy, daisies)

«daisy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A daisy is a small flower with white petals around a yellow middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#m1)
2. Other flowers shaped like it, of many colours, are also called daisies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: flowers counted, picked, planted or put in bunches; petals counted; rows of plants (rows × plants in each); science: parts of a flower, plants need sun and water; everyday life: daisy chains on the grass; phrases: «fresh as a daisy»

### Examples

- She picked 12 daisies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x1)
- Each daisy has 20 petals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x2)
- There are 5 rows of daisies with 8 in each row. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x3)
- He gave 3 daisies to his mom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x4)
- We made a daisy chain in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x5)
- Daisies close their petals at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x6)
- The lawn is full of daisies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x7)
- She felt as fresh as a daisy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x8)
- It is a simple daisy, just bursting out of the bud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/#x9)

### Note

Thing counted. Trap: the plural is «daisies». Daisy is also a girl's name (with a capital D).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «daisy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«daisy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/daisy.html) on Mova free.