Michaelmas daisy
Americannoun
noun
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
No, here is an African marigold, and a China-aster, and a Michaelmas daisy.
From Harry's Ladder to Learning by Anonymous
The white and purple chrysanthemums bloomed against the flowerless rose-bushes, and the little gray Michaelmas daisy flourished where the dead carnations had spread their glories.
From Bebee by Ouida
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
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