Definition of Leucanthemum

1. Noun. Comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Leucanthemum

Letterkenny
Letters and Science
Lettic
Lettice
Lettie
Lettish
Letts
Letty
Letzeburgesh
Leu
Leu enkephalin
Leucadendron argenteum
Leucaena
Leucaena glauca
Leucaena leucocephala
Leucanthemum (current term)
Leucanthemum lacustre
Leucanthemum maximum
Leucanthemum superbum
Leucanthemum vulgare
Leuciscus
Leuciscus cephalus
Leuciscus leuciscus
Leucocytozoon
Leucocytozoon marchouxi
Leucocytozoon sabrazesi
Leucocytozoon simondi
Leucocytozoon smithi
Leucogenes
Leucogenes leontopodium

Literary usage of Leucanthemum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1900)
"The whole plant of Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, Linné (Leucanthemum vulgäre, Lamarck). COMMON NAMES: Ox-eye daisy, White weed, Great ox-eye, Field daisy, ..."

2. 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. ..."

3. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum L. Sp. PI. 888. 1753. Glabrous, 3-6 dm. high, simple or sparingly branched: cauline leaves spatulate, and the upper gradually ..."

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