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a flower that's secretly two flowers wearing one disguise to fool the bees.
means A common flowering plant with white petals around a yellow center, often growing wild in grass and lawns.
from From Old English dæges eage, literally 'day's eye' — because the flower opens its petals at dawn and closes them at dusk, like an eye blinking open to greet the sun.
- double bloom
- each daisy is hundreds of tiny flowers fused together
- name origin
- from day's eye, opening at dawn, closing at dusk
- edible
- young leaves and petals are perfectly safe to eat
- tough survivor
- thrives on every continent except Antarctica
for instance
daisy chain — children's game of linking daisy stems together, documented since at least the 19th century
daisy miller — henry james novella from 1878 about an american girl in europe
daisy duck — donald duck's girlfriend in disney comics and cartoons since 1940