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Pyrenees daisy

Pyrenees daisy

8.1
A plant that lives many years with white petals and a yellow centre
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : margarita de los Pirineos
  • The Pyrenees daisy blooms in late spring and adds brightness to many Portuguese gardens.

Examples

  • Unlike the common oxeye, the Pyrenees daisy thrives best in the mild climate of southwestern Europe.

  • She planted a Pyrenees daisy next to the roses for a splash of white and yellow.

  • The Pyrenees daisy blooms in the summer.

  • Many gardeners love the Pyrenees daisy for its beauty.

  • She planted a Pyrenees daisy next to the roses for a splash of white and yellow.

  • The Pyrenees daisy blooms in late spring and adds brightness to many Portuguese gardens.

  • Many gardeners love the Pyrenees daisy for its vibrant flowers and hardiness.

Synonyms

Leucanthemum lacustre
vsPyrenees daisy
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from Portugal that lives for several years and has flowers like a daisy

is a general Portuguese perennial name not a scientific species term
Chrysanthemum lacustre
vsPyrenees daisy
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is the Portuguese perennial term focusing on similarity rather than exact identity

Surface Forms

Pyrenees daisy singular
Pyrenees daisies plural

Morphology

Pyrenees + daisy

The noun phrase 'Pyrenees daisy' composes a place name ('Pyrenees') with a common noun ('daisy'), so its meaning — a type or variety of daisy associated with the Pyrenees region — is directly inferable. Geographic naming of plants is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Pyrenees daisy likely gets its name from the Pyrenees mountains, where small white daisy flowers were first seen growing on rocky slopes. So the picture of a little mountain daisy helps you remember it is a hardy 'plant' that comes back each year.