leucanthemum

Thân thiện

A gardener plants a leucanthemum in a sunny flower bed.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of flowering plants: "Leucanthemum" is the scientific name for a genus of plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). These plants are commonly known as oxeye daisies or marguerites and are often characterized by their white petals surrounding a yellow central disc.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The field was dotted with the bright white flowers of Leucanthemum vulgare.
  • Botanists reclassified several species from the genus Chrysanthemum into the genus Leucanthemum.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy: The name "Leucanthemum" is used in formal scientific classification to group together specific, closely related species of daisies.
  • The study focused on the phylogenetic relationships within the genus Leucanthemum.

Variants and Related Words

• Leucanthemum vulgare (n): The most common species, known as the oxeye daisy.
• Leucanthemum maximum (n): A species known as the Shasta daisy.
• Leucanthemum × superbum (n): A popular hybrid garden plant, also called the Shasta daisy.

Synonyms

• Oxeye daisy (common name for ).
• Marguerite (a common name for some species in this genus).

Học thuật

Noun

1. comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Leucanthemum
• genus Leucanthemum