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Bellis perennis (/ ˈ b ɛ l ə s p ə ˈ r ɛ n ə s /), [2] [3] the daisy, is a European species of the family Asteraceae, often considered the archetypal species of the name daisy. To distinguish this species from other plants known as daisies, it is sometimes qualified or known as common daisy , lawn daisy or English daisy .
Leucanthemum vulgare, commonly known as the ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, dog daisy, marguerite (French: Marguerite commune, "common marguerite") and other common names, [2] is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia, and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
In Latin it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. [1] (In Sogdian, it was marγārt. In modern Persian, the word has become مروارید, morvārīd, meaning 'pearl'.) The flower daisy is called margarita in Spanish, Greek and other languages.
Leucanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe. [2] Some species are known on other continents as introduced species, and some are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Daisy is a feminine given name. ... Daisy Zamora (born 1950), Latin American poet; Animals. Daisy (1993–2006), a dog belonging to Rudolph Moshammer;
Dense cluster of sessile or subsessile flower s or floret s, e.g. a flower head in the daisy family Asteraceae. See pseudanthium. capsule Dry fruit formed from two or more united carpel s and dehiscing when ripe (usually by splitting into pieces or opening at summit by teeth or pores). carduoid
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Bellis sylvestris, the southern daisy, is a species of the genus Bellis. It is a perennial plant native to central and southern Europe, the Middle East, and north Africa, and grows up to fifteen centimetres (six inches) tall. The name sylvestris comes from the word silvestris meaning "living in the woods" in Latin.