Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BULL-DAISY, n. “A wild orchis” (w.Dmf. 1899 J. Shaw Country Schoolmaster 345). [′bʌl′de:zi]
[A popular variant of Bulldairy above, cf. Balderry, Baldaisie (s.v.).]