Michaelmas daisy

American  

noun

1. an aster.

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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)

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Etymology

Origin of Michaelmas daisy

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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Michaelmas daisy

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

From BBC ● May 17, 2013

I also saw it was not woody enough in the stem for the Michaelmas daisy.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

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

From Harry's Ladder to Learning by Anonymous

We have also a daisy, very like the English, but not nearly so pretty; we have a great ugly sort of Michaelmas daisy too, and any amount of spaniard.

From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Butler, Samuel

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

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary