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In '''[[Anthroponymy]]:'''
* [[Daisy (given name)]]
In '''biology''' many plants, especially of the [[Asteraceae]] family:
* [[African Daisy]], many species in several genera native to Africa
* Common Daisy, ''[[Bellis]]'' species, particularly ''[[Bellis perennis]]''
* Michaelmas Daisy, ''[[Aster (genus)]]'' species
* Painted Daisy, Pyrethrum Daisy, ''[[Tanacetum]]'' species
* Oxeye daisy, ''[[Leucanthemum]]'' species, particularly ''[[Leucanthemum vulgare]]''
* [[Shasta daisy]], ''[[Leucanthemum x superbum]]'' (formerly ''Chrysanthemum maximum'')
* Moon Daisy, ''[[Leucanthemopsis]]'' species
* Marguerite Daisy, ''[[Argyranthemum frutescens]]'' is a perennial plant used in horticulture that originates from the [[Canary Islands]]
* Crown Daisy or Garland Chrysanthemum, ''[[Glebionis coronaria]]''
* Tricolor Daisy, ''[[Glebionis carinata]]''
* Yellow Ox-eye Daisy, ''[[Rudbeckia hirta]]''
* [[Gerbera]] Daisy, an annual flower vaguely resembling the common daisy
* [[Erigeron]], the indigenous roadside daisies of North America
In '''geography''', places in the United States:
* [[Daisy, Arkansas]]
* [[Daisy, Georgia]]
* [[Daisy, Maryland]]
* [[Daisy, Oklahoma]]
In '''entertainment''':
* [[Daisy Duke]], a fictional character from [[The Dukes of Hazzard|''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (television)]] and [[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (film)]]
* Daisy, a fictional character from [[Oswald (television)|''Oswald'' (television)]]
* [[Daisy (Keeping Up Appearances)]], a character on the British comedy television series ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''
* "[[Daisy Bell]]", a popular song
* Nickname for actor [[David Wenham]]
* [[Daisy (film)|''Daisy'' (film)]], a South Korean movie
* [[Daisy (Malayalam film)|''Daisy'' (Malayalam film)]], a Malayalam movie
* [[Daisies (film)|''Daisies'' (film)]], a 1966 Czech film by [[Věra Chytilová]]
* D.A.I.S.Y., an acronym for "Da Inner Sound, Y'all", coined on the album ''[[3 Feet High and Rising]]'' by De La Soul
* "Humble Daisy", a song in praise of the flower by XTC, appearing on [[Nonsuch (album)|''Nonsuch'' (album)]]
* ''[[Daisy Pulls It Off]]'', an English play
* ''[[Please Don't Eat the Daisies]]'', a novel which was adapted into a 1960 film starring Doris Day and David Niven, and later into a TV series
* "Daisy", a single by [[Halfway to Hazard]]
* [[List of Meerkat Manor meerkats#Daisy|Daisy]], a meerkat in the television series ''[[Meerkat Manor]]''
In '''fiction''':
* [[Daisy Adair]], A character from the television show [[Dead Like Me]]
* Daisy Buchanan, a character from ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''
* Daisy, the Bumstead family dog in [[Blondie (comic strip)|''Blondie'' (comic strip)]]
* Daisy Kidd, a character from [[Ramona (series)|''Ramona'' (series)]]
* [[Daisy Duck]], a Walt Disney character
* [[Daisy Duke]], a character from ''The Dukes of Hazzard''
* [[Major characters in The Railway Series#Daisy|Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car]], a character from ''[[The Railway Series]]'' books by Rev. W. Awdry
* Daisy Mae Scragg, cartoon character from ''[[Li'l Abner]]''
* Daisy Mayhem, a cartoon character from ''[[Laff-A-Lympics]]''
* ''[[Daisy Miller]]'', an 1878 novella by Henry James or its eponymous character
* Daisy Watkins, a cartoon character from ''[[Static Shock]]''
* Miss Daisy Wertham, a fictional character from ''[[Driving Miss Daisy]]''
* Mrs Daisy Shannon, a fictional character who keeps a racing stable in the crime novel ''[[Look to the Lady]]''
* In the [[Pokémon (anime)|pokémon TV series]], [[List_of_Kanto_Gym_Leaders#Daisy.2C_Lily_and_Violet|Daisy]] (original Japanese name Sakura) is one of [[Misty (pokémon)|Misty]]'s three elder sisters.
* [[List of Mario series characters#Princess Daisy|Princess Daisy]], a character in the [[Mario series]] of video games.
In '''politics''':
* [[Daisy (television commercial)]], aired by the Lyndon B. Johnson campaign in the 1964 presidential election
* [[Daisy Civic List]], a regionalist party active in the Province of Trento, Italy
* [[Democracy is Freedom – Daisy]], a former moderate centre-left party in Italy
In '''business''':
* [[Daisy wheel printer]], a printer with the print head shaped like a daisy flowerhead
In '''software''':
* [[DAISY Digital Talking Book|DAISY Standard]], a NISO Standard that defines an accessible XML structure for books
* [[Daisy (software)]], an open source content management system from Apache
Other uses:
* [[Daisy Geyser]] in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
* [[DAISY Digital Talking Book]], a set of DAISY Standard XML files that enable reading of multimedia publications for persons who are print-disabled
* [[Daisy chain]], a chain made with daisy flowers
* [[Daisy (dog)]], the pet of German fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer
* [[Daisy Dukes]], a fashion clothing from ''The Dukes of Hazzard''
* [[Daisy cutter (fuse)]], a type of fuse used in some bombs
* [[Daisy (cocktail)]], a cocktail with many variants
* [[Daisy Rock Guitars]], a manufacturer of guitars especially designed for women
* "Daisy", the nickname of [[Juliette Gordon Low]], the founder of the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]
* "Daisy", the nickname of Queen [[Margrethe II of Denmark]] among members of the royal family
* "Daisy", the nickname of [[Collingwood Magpies]] footballer [[Dale Thomas]] amongst the team's supporters
* [[Girl Scout levels (USA)#Daisy Girl Scouts|Daisy Girl Scouts]], the youngest level in the Girl Scouts of the USA
* Daisy, a character from [[The Naked Brothers Band]]
* [[Daisy Outdoor Products]], makers of a type of BB gun/Air rifle known as a "Daisy"
* Daisy, an orangutan featured in the television series ''[[Orangutan Island]]''
* Daisy, a perfume for women by [[Marc Jacobs]].
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