Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum (Noun)
Meaning
Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Leucanthemum species are part of the large genus Leucanthemum, a taxonomic grouping related to Chrysanthemum leucanthemum.
- Chrysanthemum leucanthemum is an ingredient in a traditional Japanese medicine called Han-Kirin.
- The Chrysanthemum leucanthemum flower can be found as far north as 69° north latitude in Norway's Trondelag county.
- Flowers and foliage of Chrysanthemum leucanthemum are rich in chemical compounds including camphor, borneol, and borneol acetate.
- Chrysanthemum leucanthemum is not typically attacked by mammalian grazers or insects due to its mild toxicity.