Swan River daisy

Swan River daisy
noun
western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
Hypernyms: ↑flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Brachycome, ↑genus Brachycome

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&R
Etymology: from Swan River, Western Australia
: an Australian annual herb (Brachycome iberidifolia) much cultivated for its flower heads with bluish, violet, rose, white, or variegated rays

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