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Leucanthemum lacustre

Leucanthemum lacustre

9.9
A plant from Portugal that lives for several years and has flowers like a daisy
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Leucanthemum lacustre
  • Unlike the common oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum lacustre prefers slightly wetter habitats.

Examples

  • The wet meadows along the Portuguese coast are home to Leucanthemum lacustre.

  • Gardeners admire Leucanthemum lacustre for its daisy-like blossoms and resilience.

  • The Leucanthemum lacustre thrives in wetland areas.

  • Have you ever seen a Leucanthemum lacustre in bloom?

  • Gardeners admire Leucanthemum lacustre for its daisy-like blossoms and resilience.

  • The wet meadows along the Portuguese coast are home to Leucanthemum lacustre.

  • Unlike the common oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum lacustre prefers slightly wetter habitats.

Synonyms

Chrysanthemum lacustre
vsLeucanthemum lacustre
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from Portugal with daisy-like flowers that lives many years

is described as similar rather than explicitly as closely resembling the oxeye daisy
Pyrenees daisy
vsLeucanthemum lacustre
  • UK
8.1

A plant that lives many years with white petals and a yellow centre

has identical meaning but uses a different common name

Surface Forms

Leucanthemum lacustre main

Morphology

Leucanthemum + lacustre

This is a Latin binomial (a scientific species name) that functions as a proper noun rather than a compositional English phrase; even though 'Leucanthemum' is glossed as a genus, 'lacustre' is not defined here and is a domain-specific Latin adjective (relating to lakes) that B1 learners are unlikely to know. Scientific names are generally treated as labels and are not transparently interpretable by average learners from their parts, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Leucanthemum lacustre is a scientific name made from Greek and Latin words: Leucanthemum means 'white flower' and lacustre means 'of the lake' or 'living in marshes'. So the name gives a simple picture of a white, daisy-like plant that grows in wet places.