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
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
She would have to be a Michaelmas daisy.
From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
The Rockbridge Artillery occupied a fallow field covered with fox grass, dead Michaelmas daisy, and drifted leaves.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
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