Leucanthemum vulgare
- noun
- Specialized
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margarita común
- Many meadows are filled with Leucanthemum vulgare, creating a beautiful sea of white and yellow.
Examples
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Gardeners value Leucanthemum vulgare for its hardy nature and classic white blossoms.
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In the late spring, Leucanthemum vulgare starts to bloom and attracts many pollinators.
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Leucanthemum vulgare is often seen growing wild along country roads in the summer.
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The Leucanthemum vulgare blooms beautifully in the summer.
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Many gardeners love the Leucanthemum vulgare for its resilience.
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Leucanthemum vulgare often brightens gardens with its striking white, daisy-like flowers.
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You can find Leucanthemum vulgare growing abundantly in fields across Europe.
Synonyms
A tall plant that comes back every year with white daisy-like flowers
A tall plant with white petals and a yellow center that comes back each year
A common wildflower with white petals and a yellow center that blooms in fields
Surface Forms
Morphology
Leucanthemum + vulgare
This is a scientific binomial combining a genus name ('Leucanthemum' — a white-flowered plant) with a species epithet ('vulgare' — Latin for 'common'), so the overall meaning is simply the 'common Leucanthemum' (the oxeye daisy). Because the compound is compositional and the species name is descriptive rather than idiomatic, a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the referent.
Etymology
Leucanthemum vulgare comes from Greek and Latin words: leuc- meaning 'white', -anthemum meaning 'flower', and vulgare meaning 'common'. So the name literally means 'common white flower', which fits the oxeye daisy you see in many fields.
