mountain daisy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain daisy
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Wild violets, rooster heads, and mountain daisies had completely covered the two little mounds.
From Literature
It resembles the feathery, white mountain daisy, and grows in the same region; but its rays are wider and give the blossoms a somewhat more substantial look.
From Project Gutenberg
Derived from a yellow mountain daisy that grows in Europe and is also known as leopard’s bane, arnica has traditionally been used to treat bruising.
From New York Times
“I wonder what he would have written if he had turned up a plantain weed with his plough instead of a mountain daisy.”
From Project Gutenberg
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 Project Gutenberg
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