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Daisy

A functional language.

["Daisy Programming Manual", S.D. Johnson, CS Dept TR, Indiana U, 1988].

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

Daisy, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 118
Housing Units (2000): 119
Land area (2000): 1.145807 sq. miles (2.967627 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.294272 sq. miles (0.762161 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.440079 sq. miles (3.729788 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17140
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.233193 N, 93.742083 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Daisy, AR Daisy

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

Daisy, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 126
Housing Units (2000): 60
Land area (2000): 0.985871 sq. miles (2.553394 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.031102 sq. miles (0.080553 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.016973 sq. miles (2.633947 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21268
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 32.150060 N, 81.835823 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Daisy, GA Daisy

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

Daisy \Dai"sy\ (d[=a]"z[y^]), n.; pl. Daisies (d[=a]"z[i^]z). [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges-e['a]ge day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.]

(Bot.)
   (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Composit[ae]. The common English and classical daisy is Bellis perennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays.
   (b) The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed. [1913 Webster]

Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane. [1913 Webster]

Michaelmas daisy (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of which there are many species.

Oxeye daisy (Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy
   (b) . [1913 Webster] daisybush

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "daisy": ace, beaut, corker, crackerjack, dandy, darb, dilly, dream, honey, humdinger, killer-diller, knockout, lollapaloosa, lulu, nifty, peach, pip, pippin, sweetheart, the nuts, whiz

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

daisy

noun

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Daisy \Dai"sy\, n.; pl. Daisies. [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges?eage day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.]

(Bot.)
   (a) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Composit[ae]. The common English and classical daisy is B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays.
   (b) The whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed.

Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of other genera, as Erigeron, or fleabane.

Michaelmas daisy (Bot.), any plant of the genus Aster, of which there are many species.

Oxeye daisy (Bot.), the whiteweed. See Daisy
   (b) .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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