dais y, daieseyghe, daiseie, daysey, daysy, days ye, dayesye

[A. S. dægesége, from dæges (gen it. of dæg )=a day, and ége, eage = an eye; hence, literally, it means the day's eye (i. e., the sun), from the appearance of the flower.] Bot.: The common name of the well-known plants and flowers of the genus Bellis, especially Bellis perennis . [BELLIS.] Every one feels the charm of this familiar little flower, nor is the appreciation confined to this country. The French call the daisy "Marguerite,' from the Greek word margarita =a pearl. Though daisies are so common here, they are not universally distributed over the world; for instance, the traveler may wander over hundreds of miles in the Indian Empire without seeing one soli tary daisy. (1) Big Daisy: Chrysanthemum leu can the mum. (2) Blue Daisy : Aster tripolium . (3) Devil's Daisy: Chrysanthemum leu can the mum. IMG:content-1757.png:[blocks in formation] same as DAIRY, A. 1 (q. v.).