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African daisy

African daisy

4.4
A garden plant with bright daisy-like flowers that grows well in hot sun
  • noun
translation icon : margarita africana
  • During the summer, the African daisies bloom in vibrant shades of purple and white.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with colorful African daisies that attracted many butterflies.

  • And then this, this is bright lights purple African Daisy or osteospermum.

  • She planted bright African daisies in her backyard to beautify the space.

Synonyms

daisy
vsAfrican daisy
80 1.0

A small white flower with a yellow centre that grows in grass

is the garden ornamental species sense rather than the general flower anatomy description
Gerbera
vsAfrican daisy
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A large bright flower like a daisy that people grow to decorate homes and gardens

is about ornamental garden plants with bright flowers but not necessarily large
livingstone daisy
vsAfrican daisy
  • South African
8.6

A low plant with thick leaves and bright flowers grown in gardens

is a general garden flowering plant rather than specifically a low succulent annual
Emilia
vsAfrican daisy
  • Specialized
9.3

A tropical African plant with bright daisy-like flowers often grown in gardens

is the general garden ornament category rather than a named herbal genus
ursinia
vsAfrican daisy
  • South African
9.9

A plant from southern Africa grown for bright daisy-like yellow, orange, or white flowers

is the broader garden flower concept rather than this specific cultivated genus
kingfisher daisy
vsAfrican daisy
  • South African
8.4

A South African plant with soft hairy leaves and bright blue daisy-like flowers

is the general bright garden flowering idea rather than a blue-leaved specific type
blue-eyed African daisy
vsAfrican daisy
  • US
8.9

A bushy plant that lives for many years and has white or violet flowers with blue centers

is the garden ornamental sense rather than this bushy perennial that spreads extensively
sun marigold
vsAfrican daisy
  • South African
7.0

A South African plant with many bright yellow flowers like a daisy and scented leaves

is the individual garden flower idea rather than these multiple yellow aromatic species
cape marigold
vsAfrican daisy
  • South African
8.8

A South African plant with many yellow flowers like a daisy and nice-smelling leaves

is the general garden flower term rather than this profusely scented yellow form
blue daisy
vsAfrican daisy
  • Australian
7.2

A small hairy plant with blue flowers that look like daisies

is the broader garden ornamental idea rather than this regional blue-flowered subshrub
Paris daisy
vsAfrican daisy
6.8

A plant that lives for many years with pale yellow daisy flowers grown in gardens

is the more general garden flower category rather than this island subshrub form
orange daisy
vsAfrican daisy
5.3

A low plant with bright orange-yellow flowers grown to decorate gardens

is the general ornamental garden plant notion rather than this mat-forming Turkestan herb
painted daisy
vsAfrican daisy
  • Indian
7.4

A garden plant from Asia with divided scented leaves and white, pink, or purple flowers that keeps insects away

is the general bright garden plant sense rather than this aromatic-leaved Asian perennial

Surface Forms

African daisy singular

Morphology

African + daisy

The meaning is directly compositional: 'African' (relating to Africa) + 'daisy' (a daisy plant) yields a kind of daisy associated with Africa. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and immediately interpretable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

African daisy: The plant name African daisy comes from where it grows and how it looks: it comes from parts of Africa (and Asia) and has round flowers like a daisy. So, the name means 'a garden flower with daisy-like blooms'.