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Chrysanthemum frutescens

Chrysanthemum frutescens

9.6
A small bushy garden plant with pale yellow daisy-like flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : margarita
  • Many gardeners enjoy cultivating Chrysanthemum frutescens for its cheerful, pale yellow flowers.

Examples

  • The Chrysanthemum frutescens is a popular choice for patio planters due to its abundant blooms.

  • She planted several Chrysanthemum frutescens varieties along the garden border.

  • Botanists often debate whether Chrysanthemum frutescens should be placed in the genus Chrysanthemum or Argyranthemum.

  • Look at that Chrysanthemum frutescens!

  • The Chrysanthemum frutescens blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • In the botanical gardens, you can find a stunning display of Chrysanthemum frutescens blooming in full sunlight.

  • The Chrysanthemum frutescens thrives in well-drained soil and needs plenty of sunshine to produce vibrant blooms.

Synonyms

marguerite daisy
vsChrysanthemum frutescens
6.2

A small flowering plant with white or pale yellow daisy-like flowers

is the formal Latin name rather than the common garden name
Argyranthemum frutescens
vsChrysanthemum frutescens
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bush from the Canary Islands that lives for many years with pale yellow daisy-like flowers grown in gardens

is the other scientific name used instead of that alternative label
Paris daisy
vsChrysanthemum frutescens
6.8

A plant that lives for many years with pale yellow daisy flowers grown in gardens

is the name that treats the plant as part of this genus
marguerite
vsChrysanthemum frutescens
7.7

A garden flower like a white or pale yellow daisy

is the specific Canary Islands subshrub often cultivated for pale yellow flowers

Surface Forms

Chrysanthemum frutescens singular
Chrysanthemum frutescenss plural

Morphology

Chrysanthemum + frutescens

This is a botanical binomial: the genus name 'Chrysanthemum' plus the Latin epithet 'frutescens' (literally meaning 'shrubby' or 'becoming a shrub'), so a learner who knew both parts could infer 'a shrubby chrysanthemum' (i.e. a marguerite-type daisy). However, species epithets are Latin technical terms unfamiliar to most B1 learners and botanical naming conventions are specialized, so the meaning is only partly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Chrysanthemum frutescens comes from Greek words: chrysanthemum means 'gold' and 'flower', because the plant has pale yellow daisy-like blooms, and frutescens means 'small bush' to show its low, bushy form. So the name helps you imagine a small, golden-flowered bush.