Shasta daisy

Shasta daisy

n. A hybrid daisy (Leucanthemum ×superbum) having large flower heads with white rays and a yellow center.

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[After MountShasta.]

Shasta daisy

(ˈʃæstə) n (Plants) a Pyrenean plant, Chrysanthemum maximum, widely cultivated for its large white daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)[named after Mount Shasta in California]

Shas′ta dai′sy

n. any horticultural variety of the composite plant Chrysanthemummaximum, having large daisylike flowers. [1890–95, Amer.; after Mt. Shasta or the Shasta Indians of N California]

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shasta daisy - hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus ChrysanthemumChrysanthemum maximum maximum, Leucanthemum superbumcomposite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowersgenus Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum - comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum