English daisy
- noun
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margarita inglesa
- The grass is starred with dandelions and tiny, white English daisies.
Examples
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The grass is starred with dandelions and tiny, white English daisies.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dandelions and English daisies will bloom even if mowed close to the ground.
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Flowering plants that coexist with turf grass include English daisies, clover, and dandelions.
Synonyms
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A small white flower with a yellow centre that grows in grass
A small low-growing wild flower with a yellow center and white or pink petals in lawns
A small plant that grows close to the ground with a yellow center and white or pink petals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of daisy associated with England' is directly and compositionally derived from 'English' (pertaining to England) + 'daisy' (a type of plant), so a learner who knows both words will understand it refers to a daisy variety. This follows common noun-modifier compounding and botanical naming patterns found across languages, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
English daisy gets its name from the old phrase for daisy, 'day's eye'. Because the little flower opens in daylight and closes at night, the name came to mean the small white-and-yellow lawn flower we see in grass.