mountain daisy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain daisy
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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So it comes to pass that Robert Burns mourns when his plow turns under a mountain daisy or destroys the home of a field mouse.
From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez
He sings of the mountain daisy turned up by his plough; his heart goes out to the mouse rendered homeless after all its provident care.
From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Setoun, Gabriel
Know that blood has been as familiar to her as the dew to the mountain daisy.
From Chronicles of the Canongate by Scott, Walter, Sir
Zita was a little longer than usual before her looking-glass on that occasion, and was as pretty and fresh as a mountain daisy, when she came down at last to join me below.
From The Doctor's Daughter by Vera, [pseud.]
The “gowan” is the mountain daisy of Scotland.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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