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a composite plant, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, having flowers with white rays and a yellow disk.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1745–55

Even the valor of tragedy is denied to Daisy, “a woman born with a voice that lacks a tragic register.”
Carol Shields’s Tale Of Secondhand Life|Nathaniel Rich|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ad begins with a young girl counting the petals she is pulling off a daisy.
F-111: Death-Dealing, Pop-Art Masterpiece|Nicolaus Mills|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The odd (though beautiful) pair here is Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were a hit on the vaudeville circuit.
Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More|Janice Kaplan|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A helping of free PR, all while skillfully avoiding the exorbitant day rate of British fashion model Daisy Lowe.
How Marc Jacobs Punk’d the Modeling World|Lizzie Crocker|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Instead of sleeping with them, however, Joffrey forces Ros to beat Daisy with a whip… and then a giant club.
Game of Thrones’ 8 Most Gruesome Deaths: From The Mountain’s Exploding Head Kill to Rat Torture|Marlow Stern|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You would think the poor teacher would be driven crazy, but he seems as calm as a daisy in a June breeze.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
"Daisy—papa's Daisy—your vows are made," whispered Ethel, gaining sole possession of the babe for a minute.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
With such an assembly at hand the time was ripe for selling Daisy-Jewel to the highest bidder.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
I lay on the grass in the cloisters, and the Daisy Chain hung from the sky, and was drawing me upwards.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Old Warrender would lean on his daisy-spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills