Shasta daisy

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noun

any of several horticultural varieties of Chrysanthemum superbum, having large, white, daisylike flowers.

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Origin of Shasta daisy

1890–95, Americanism; named after Mt. Shasta

Words nearby Shasta daisy

Sharra, Sharrie, Shashi, shashlik, Shasta, Shasta daisy, shastra, shastracara, Shastri, shat, Shatt-al-Arab

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How to use Shasta daisy in a sentence

Even the valor of tragedy is denied to Daisy, “a woman born with a voice that lacks a tragic register.”
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The ad begins with a young girl counting the petals she is pulling off a daisy.
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The odd (though beautiful) pair here is Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were a hit on the vaudeville circuit.
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A helping of free PR, all while skillfully avoiding the exorbitant day rate of British fashion model Daisy Lowe.
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Instead of sleeping with them, however, Joffrey forces Ros to beat Daisy with a whip… and then a giant club.
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You would think the poor teacher would be driven crazy, but he seems as calm as a daisy in a June breeze.
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"Daisy—papa's Daisy—your vows are made," whispered Ethel, gaining sole possession of the babe for a minute.
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With such an assembly at hand the time was ripe for selling Daisy-Jewel to the highest bidder.
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I lay on the grass in the cloisters, and the Daisy Chain hung from the sky, and was drawing me upwards.
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Old Warrender would lean on his daisy-spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.
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British Dictionary definitions for Shasta daisy

Shasta daisy

/ (ˈʃæstə) /

noun

a Pyrenean plant, Chrysanthemum maximum, widely cultivated for its large white daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word Origin for Shasta daisy

named after Mount Shasta in California

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