chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
    n 1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers;
         widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
         [syn: {oxeye daisy}, {ox-eyed daisy}, {marguerite}, {moon
         daisy}, {white daisy}, {Leucanthemum vulgare},
         {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum}]
    

Whiteweed \White"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
   A perennial composite herb ({Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum})
   with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed
   in grass lands and pastures; -- called also {oxeye daisy}.
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Daisy \Dai"sy\ (d[=a]"z[y^]), n.; pl. {Daisies} (d[=a]"z[i^]z).
   [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges-e['a]ge day's eye, daisy. See
   {Day}, and {Eye}.] (Bot.)
   (a) A genus of low herbs ({Bellis}), belonging to the family
       {Composit[ae]}. The common English and classical daisy is
       {Bellis perennis}, which has a yellow disk and white or
       pinkish rays.
   (b) The whiteweed ({Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum}), the plant
       commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also
       {oxeye daisy}. See {Whiteweed}.
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   Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of
         other genera, as {Erigeron}, or fleabane.
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   {Michaelmas daisy} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Aster}, of
      which there are many species.

   {Oxeye daisy} (Bot.), the whiteweed. See {Daisy}
   (b) .
       [1913 Webster] daisybush