Easter daisy

American  

noun

1. a nearly stemless composite plant, Townsendia exscapa, of the Rocky Mountain regions, having stalkless purplish or white flowers in a rosette of narrow leaves.

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Etymology

Origin of Easter daisy

So called because its flowers appear at Easter time

Example Sentences

For his delicate appreciation of the Easter daisy see Obermann, letter 91.

From Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold by Johnson, William Savage

Oh! my goodness! there was the prettiest little Easter daisy in the world, and flitting about it was a charming microscopical gnat.

From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Hugo, Victor