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dai•sy

Pronunciation: (dā'zē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -sies.
1. any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
2. Also called daisy ham. a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds. Cf. picnic (def. 3).
3. Slang.someone or something of first-rate quality: That new car is a daisy.
4. a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds.
5. push up daisies, Informal.to be dead and buried.