HyperDic: shasta_daisy

English > 1 sense of the expression shasta daisy:
NOUNplantshasta daisy, Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximumhybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies
English > shasta daisy: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningHybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum.
SynonymsLeucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximum
Member ofLeucanthemum, genus LeucanthemumComprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
Broadercomposite, composite plantConsidered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

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