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daisy bush

daisy bush

8.0
An evergreen shrub with many daisy-like flowers and sometimes fragrant leaves grown in gardens
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : arbusto margarita
  • The blue and purple flowers on the daisy bush attract bees and butterflies in spring.

Examples

  • The vibrant blooms of the daisy bush added color to her garden throughout the year.

  • Some species of daisy bush have a pleasant fragrance that makes them popular ornamental plants.

  • The daisy bush blooms beautifully in spring.

  • I planted a daisy bush in my garden.

  • Some species of daisy bush have a pleasant fragrance that makes them popular ornamental plants.

  • The blue and purple flowers on the daisy bush attract bees and butterflies in spring.

  • The vibrant blooms of the daisy bush added color to her garden throughout the year.

Synonyms

daisybush
vsdaisy bush
  • Australian
9.9

An evergreen bush with many daisy-like flowers in white, purple or blue

is the cultivated ornamental form emphasising fragrance and garden use
daisy-bush
vsdaisy bush
  • Australian
8.1

A small bush with green leaves all year and daisy-like flowers

focuses more on cultivation and sometimes fragrant foliage than on flower colour
Olearia
vsdaisy bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of evergreen shrubs or small trees from Australia with daisy-like flowers

refers to the specific cultivated shrub type rather than the whole genus

Surface Forms

daisy bush singular
daisy bushes plural

Morphology

daisy + bush

The meaning 'a bush with daisy-like flowers' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'daisy' (a type of flower) with 'bush' (a small woody plant) following a common English noun+noun modifier pattern. While the dictionary gives botanical specifics (genus Olearia, evergreen), a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer it refers to a bush that bears daisy-like flowers.

Etymology

Daisy bush comes from a simple image: a low bush covered in small, daisy-like flowers. So the name means 'a bush with daisy-style flowers' and is used for shrubs grown for their pretty blooms.