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Daisy

Daisy may mean:

;Flowering plants:
* Daisy family, a general name for all species in the family Asteraceae.
* Common Daisy, Bellis species, particularly Bellis perennis.
* Michaelmas Daisy, Aster species.
* Painted Daisy, Pyrethrum Daisy, Tanacetum species.
* Ox-eye Daisy, Leucanthemum species, particularly Leucanthemum vulgare.
* Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum (formerly Chrysanthemum maximum) is cultivar developed in California (U.S.) and is a perennial growing to a height of 60 - 90 cm. It is apparently a cross between Leucanthemum lacustre from Portugal and L. maximum from the Pyrenees.
* Moon Daisy, Leucanthemopsis species.
* Marguerite Daisy, Argyranthemum frutescens is a perennial plant used in horticulture. It originates from the Canary Islands.
* Crown Daisy or Garland Chrysanthemum, Glebionis coronaria
* Tricolor Daisy, Glebionis carinata
* Gerbera Daisy -- an annual flower vaguely resembling conventional daisies

;Places:;United States:
* Daisy, Arkansas
* Daisy, Georgia
* Daisy, Maryland
* Daisy, Oklahoma

;In Entertainment:
* "Daisy Bell," a popular song.
* Nickname for actor David Wenham.
*Daisy, a South Korean movie.
*Daisy (erotic actress) aka Daisy Marie, porn star (born February 6 1984 in Los Angeles [1])

;In Fiction:
* Daisy Buchanan, a character from The Great Gatsby
* Name of the Bumstead family dog in the Blondie comic strip.
* Daisy Duck, a fictional Walt Disney character.
* Princess Daisy, a Nintendo character.
* Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car from The Railway Series books.

;Other uses:
* Daisy Outdoor Products
* DAISY Digital Talking Book
* Daisy chain, a chain made with daisy flowers.
* Daisy wheel printer, a printer with the print head shaped like a daisy flowerhead.
* Daisy (television commercial), aired by the Lyndon B. Johnson campaign in the 1964 presidential election.
* Daisy the Dog, set on fire by a neighbor in Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2002.
* Daisyâ€"Democracy is Freedom, a moderate centre-left party in Italy.
* Daisy cutter (fuse), a type of fuse used in some bombs.
* Daisy, a bot that learns from what you say and begins with no knowledge whatsoever.

;Plural
Daisies, the 1966 Czech film by by Věra Chytilová



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