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(Encyclopedia) daisy [O.E.,=day's eye], name for several common wildflowers of the family Asteraceae (aster family). The daisy of literature, the true daisy, is Bellis perennis, called in the United…Ridley, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Ridley, Nicholas, c.1500–1555, English prelate, reformer, and Protestant martyr. In 1534, while a proctor of Cambridge, he signed the decree against the pope's supremacy in England. In…marguerite, in botany
(Encyclopedia) marguerite: see daisy.ridley
(Encyclopedia) ridley: see sea turtle.oxeye
(Encyclopedia) oxeye, name for several plants, e.g., the oxeye daisy and black-eyed Susan, but particularly for two genera: Heliopsis, native to North America, and Buphthalmum, native to Europe and W…fleabane
(Encyclopedia) fleabane, any plant of the genus Erigeron, widely distributed herbs of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially abundant in temperate and mountainous regions of North America.…Michaelmas daisy
(Encyclopedia) Michaelmas daisy: see aster.yellow daisy
(Encyclopedia) yellow daisy: see black-eyed Susan.Ridley Scott Biography
Ridley Scottdirector, producerBorn: 11/30/1937Birthplace: South Shields, England Scott began directing programs for the BBC in the 1960s and formed a production company that turned out a number of…Latimer, Hugh
(Encyclopedia) Latimer, HughLatimer, Hughlătˈəmər [key], 1485?–1555, English bishop and Protestant martyr. Latimer was educated at Cambridge, entered the church, and came under the influence of the…Trending
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