Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A section of the genus Chrysanthemum, embracing the species C. Leucanthemum (Leucanthemum vulgare), the oxeye daisy or whiteweed. It was retained as a genus by A. P. de Candolle (1837), with 20 species.
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- noun comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
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Examples
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In common with the larger Oxeye Daisy (_Chrysanthemum leucanthemum_) it has proved of late very successful in checking the night sweats of pulmonary consumption.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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= = Chrysanthemum leucanthemum = = (Marguerite, or Ox-eye Daisy).
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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Ox-eye Daisy (= C. leucanthemum =), of which several new varieties have been introduced in recent years.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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It does seem a waste of time to say _Chrysanthemum leucanthemum_ instead of Whiteweed; though, if the long scientific name were an incantation to banish the intruder, our farmers would gladly consent to adopt it.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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In speaking of the Daisy, I mean to confine myself to the Daisy, commonly so-called, merely reminding you that there are also the Great or Ox-eye, or Moon Daisy (_Chrysanthemum leucanthemum_), the Michaelmas Daisy
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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Leucanthemum vulgare, Lam. and T. and G. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L. Ox - eyed daisy; white weed.
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The Persian powder (see P.O. Rep. 1857, p. 129) is also advised (Pyrethrum caucasicum) -- allied to the ox-eyed daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) growing in the Confederate States.
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Stitch Wort (_Gramen leucanthemum_, alias _Holostium pumilum_).
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Glaucidium palmatum 'Alba' (var. leucanthemum) with its pristine, snowy-white blossoms, is especially striking, but harder to find.
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It's downright terrifying. leucanthemum b on October 10, 2008 at 12: 34 PM
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