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Leucogenes

Leucogenes

9.9
A small white daisy-like mountain flower from New Zealand called New Zealand edelweiss
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The alpine gardens feature several species of Leucogenes native to New Zealand.

Examples

  • Tourists often mistake Leucogenes for the more familiar European edelweiss.

  • Botanists are studying how Leucogenes adapts to harsh mountain climates.

  • The Leucogenes plant blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Have you ever seen a Leucogenes in the wild?

  • The alpine gardens feature several species of Leucogenes native to New Zealand.

  • Botanists are studying how Leucogenes adapts to harsh mountain climates.

  • Tourists often mistake Leucogenes for the more familiar European edelweiss.

Compounds

Leucogenes leontopodium
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from New Zealand with silvery leaves and star-shaped flowers

Surface Forms

Leucogenes singular
Leucogenes plural

Etymology

The word Leucogenes comes from Greek parts leuco- meaning 'white' and -genes meaning 'born of' or 'producing'. It was named for the plant's white, woolly flowers, so Leucogenes refers to those New Zealand plants that look like an edelweiss.