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Michaelmas daisy

American  

noun

  1. an aster.


Michaelmas daisy British  

noun

  1. any of various plants of the genus Aster that have small autumn-blooming purple, pink, or white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Michaelmas daisy

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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They were decorated as a daffodil, a pink rose, a Michaelmas daisy and a Christmas rose.

From BBC • May 17, 2013

Wistfully round the edge of the huge breach in the wall, a Michaelmas daisy peered into the garden, in whose mined paths I stood.

From Unhappy Far-Off Things by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron

The Rockbridge Artillery occupied a fallow field covered with fox grass, dead Michaelmas daisy, and drifted leaves.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

No, here is an African marigold, and a China-aster, and a Michaelmas daisy.

From Harry's Ladder to Learning by Anonymous

She would have to be a Michaelmas daisy.

From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

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