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African daisy

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:

Arctotis (syn. Venidium)

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Meaning 2

Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:

Dimorphotheca

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Meaning 3

Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:

Gazania

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Meaning 4

Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:

Gerbera

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Meaning 5

Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:

Lonas

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Meaning 6

Any of a number of African plants belonging to several genera in the family Asteraceae which are grown for their showy flowers, especially:

Osteospermum (African daisy bush)

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Meaning 7

any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers

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Broader terms: flower

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Meaning 8

African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers

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Broader terms: flower

Narrower terms: Barberton daisy, Transvaal daisy, Gerbera jamesonii

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Meaning 9

shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers

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Synonyms: yellow ageratum, Lonas inodora, Lonas annua

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Broader terms: flower

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