daisies

White-petaled field flowers

Daisies is the plural of daisy, a common flowering plant with white petals radiating from a yellow center.

The word comes from "day's eye," describing how the flower opens at dawn and closes at dusk.

Daisies grow wild in lawns and meadows and are among the first flowers children learn to recognize.

The phrase pushing up daisies is a darkly humorous way of saying someone is dead and buried.

flower

petals

Colored bloom segments

vase · meadow · garland · corsage · wildflower · arrangement · centerpiece · pressed · dried · crown

varieties

Shasta

Volcanic peak in California

  • AfricanOf that southern continent
  • EnglishBritain's native tongue
  • oxeyeWhite-rayed perennial flower

Marguerite · painted · Michaelmas · cape · Transvaal · common · lawn · Paris · lazy · seaside

appearance

white

Absence of pigment

rays · disc · center · rosette · leaves · stem · bright · sunny · radiant · delicate

symbolism

innocence

Freedom from wrongdoing

youth · new beginnings · hope · cheerfulness · loyalty · true love · virginity · childhood · naivety · wholesomeness

cultural

flower crown

Head ornament of blossoms

Categories
Opposites
flower type/aesthetic

daisiesrare orchids

Scarce flowering plants

orchids · hothouse flowers · roses · tropical flowers · birds of paradise

symbolic register

daisiesblack roses

Darkened floral symbols

nightshade · red roses · poppies · hemlock · roses

botanical growth habit

daisiesoak trees

Quercus genus members

redwoods · sequoias · ancient trees · baobabs · flowering trees

Phrases
Family

daisy, daisy-chain, daisylike

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G