yellow daisy


noun
  1. the black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta.

Origin of yellow daisy

1
First recorded in 1890–95

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How to use yellow daisy in a sentence

  • She lifted out the flowers with their dripping stems, and rearranged them carefully, placing a large yellow daisy in the centre.

    The Road to Frontenac | Samuel Merwin
  • The glow of the candle stub, like a yellow daisy in a cavern, spread petals of light for only a short distance.

    Mr. Wicker's Window | Carley Dawson
  • The white chariots, with their yellow daisy wheels, are a wonderful sight in the early daylight.

    Mariposilla | Mary Stewart Daggett
  • In similar places grew a "yellow daisy" (Leptopoda), a single big head, of a deep color, at the top of a leafless stem.

    A Florida Sketch-Book | Bradford Torrey
  • A common mountain herb, with rather dark green leaves, and a small tuft of bright yellow daisy-like flowers.