/ English Dictionary |
SHASTA DAISY
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
Synonyms:
Chrysanthemum maximum maximum; Leucanthemum superbum; shasta daisy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shasta daisy" is a kind of...):
composite; composite plant (considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers)
Holonyms ("shasta daisy" is a member of...):
genus Leucanthemum; Leucanthemum (comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum)