LEUCANTHEMUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Leucanthemum mean? 

• LEUCANTHEMUM (noun)
  The noun LEUCANTHEMUM has 1 sense:

1. comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

  Familiarity information: LEUCANTHEMUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEUCANTHEMUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Leucanthemum; Leucanthemum

Hypernyms ("Leucanthemum" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Leucanthemum"):

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum; Leucanthemum vulgare; marguerite; moon daisy; ox-eyed daisy; oxeye daisy; white daisy (tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum)

Chrysanthemum maximum; Leucanthemum maximum; oxeye daisy (similar to oxeye daisy)

Chrysanthemum maximum maximum; Leucanthemum superbum; shasta daisy (hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum)

Chrysanthemum lacustre; Leucanthemum lacustre; Pyrenees daisy (perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy)

Holonyms ("Leucanthemum" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)