Daisy
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Daisy is an abbreviation or nickname for Margaret or Maggie. It may also mean:
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In botany:
- Daisy family, a general name for all species in the family Asteraceae
- Common Daisy, Bellis species, particularly Bellis perennis
- Michaelmas Daisy, Aster (flower) species
- Painted Daisy, Pyrethrum Daisy, Tanacetum species
- Oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum species, particularly Leucanthemum vulgare
- Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum (formerly Chrysanthemum maximum)
- Moon Daisy, Leucanthemopsis species
- Marguerite Daisy, Argyranthemum frutescens is a perennial plant used in horticulture, that originates from the Canary Islands
- Crown Daisy or Garland Chrysanthemum, Glebionis coronaria
- Tricolor Daisy, Glebionis carinata
- Gerbera Daisy, an annual flower vaguely resembling the common daisy
In geography:
- Daisy, Arkansas
- Daisy, Georgia
- Daisy, Maryland
- Daisy, Oklahoma
In entertainment:
- "Daisy Bell," a popular song
- Nickname for actor David Wenham
- Daisy (film), a South Korean movie
- Daisies, a 1966 Czech film by by Věra Chytilová
- Daisy (erotic actress) aka Daisy Marie, porn star (born February 6, 1984 in Los Angeles [1])
- D.A.I.S.Y., an acronym for "Da Inner Sound, Y'all", coined on the album 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
- "Humble Daisy", a song in praise of the flower by XTC, appearing on the album Nonsuch
In fiction:
- Daisy Buchanan, a character from The Great Gatsby
- Name of the Dagwood Bumstead family dog in the Blondie comic strip
- Daisy Kidd, a fictional character from Ramona
- Daisy Duck, a fictional Walt Disney character
- Princess Daisy, a Nintendo character
- Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car, a character from from The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry
- Daisy Miller, an 1878 novella by Henry James or its eponymous character.
In politics:
- Daisy (television commercial), aired by the Lyndon B. Johnson campaign in the 1964 presidential election
- Daisy—Democracy is Freedom, a moderate centre-left party in Italy
In business:
- Daisy Outdoor Products
- Daisy wheel printer, a printer with the print head shaped like a daisy flowerhead
Other uses:
- DAISY Digital Talking Book
- Daisy chain, a chain made with daisy flowers
- Daisy (dog), the pet of German fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer
- Daisy the Dog, set on fire by a neighbor in Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2002
- Daisy cutter (fuse), a type of fuse used in some bombs
- Daisy (cocktail), a cocktail with many variants
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