SHASTA DAISY

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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