African daisy
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African daisy
n.
Any of several African plants in the composite family, especially those in the genera Arctotis, Dimorphotheca, Gerbera, Lonas, and Osteospermum, that have showy flower heads.
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Noun | 1. | African daisy - shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Lonas, Lonas - one species: yellow ageratum |
2. | African daisy - African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Gerbera, Gerbera - genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies Barberton daisy, Gerbera jamesonii, Transvaal daisy - widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays | |
3. | African daisy - any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Arctotis, genus Arctotis - herbs and subshrubs: African daisy |
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