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Shasta daisy
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Shasta daisy
n.
A hybrid daisy derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and C. lacustre, having large white daisylike flower heads.
[After Mount Shasta.]
Shasta daisy [ˈʃæstə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Pyrenean plant, Chrysanthemum maximum, widely cultivated for its large white daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
[named after Mount Shasta in California]
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Noun1.Shasta daisy - hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisiesshasta 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 maximum maximum, Leucanthemum superbum
composite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
genus Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum - comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
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