daisy

Everyday

1. A daisy is a small flower with white petals around a yellow middle. tree →
2. Other flowers shaped like it, of many colours, are also called daisies. tree →

In the lessons

maths: flowers counted, picked, planted or put in bunches; petals counted; rows of plants (rows × plants in each); science: parts of a flower, plants need sun and water; everyday life: daisy chains on the grass; phrases: «fresh as a daisy»

Examples

• She picked 12 daisies. tree →
• Each daisy has 20 petals. tree →
• There are 5 rows of daisies with 8 in each row. tree →
• He gave 3 daisies to his mom. tree →
• We made a daisy chain in the park. tree →
• Daisies close their petals at night. tree →
• The lawn is full of daisies. tree →
• She felt as fresh as a daisy. tree →
• It is a simple daisy, just bursting out of the bud. tree →

Note

Thing counted. Trap: the plural is «daisies». Daisy is also a girl's name (with a capital D).