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Definition of Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
1. Noun. Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum
Literary usage of Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L.—Ger.; Prior, p. 62; Cumb. EDS Gloss. C. 8. Daisy,
Horse. ... A frequent name for chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L.—Prior, p. ..."
2. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter, Aven Nelson (1909)
"Disk-corollas with a flattened tube. Achene of disk and ray similar, striate,
without pappus. 1. chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. Sp. PI. 888. 1753. ..."
3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1883)
"A small striped humble- bee was seen to hover over, but reject, Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum and Trifolium pratense, but afterwards to visit 12 heads of ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Unqualified, the word is commonly understood to mean chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Fig.
... Kin to the chrysanthemum leucanthemum are the Paris daisies, ..."
5. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"Major, chrysanthemum leucanthemum—b. Minor, Bellis—b. Po- rennis, Bellis—b.
Pratensis, chrysanthemum leucanthemum. ..."
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