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chrysanthemum

Pronunciation:  kri'santhumum

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum; Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  2. [n]  the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
 
 See Also: aster family, Asteraceae, bloom, blossom, chop-suey greens, chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum coronarium, Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Chrysanthemum segetum, Compositae, corn marigold, crown daisy, Dendranthema grandifloruom, family Asteraceae, family Compositae, field marigold, florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, flower, mum, shun giku, tong ho

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chrys*an"the*mum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; chryso`s
gold + ? flower.] (Bot.)
A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many
species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums
(annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye
daisy.

 

 

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