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chrysanthemum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chrysanthemum has 2 senses
- chrysanthemum(n = noun.plant) Array - the flower of a chrysanthemum plant; Array is a kind of bloom, blossom, flower
- chrysanthemum(n = noun.plant) Array - any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated; Array is a kind of flower
is a part of chrysanthemum
is a member of aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae
has particulars: chrysanthemum segetum, corn marigold, field marigold, chrysanthemum coronarium, crown daisy, chop-suey greens, chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum, shun giku, tong ho, chrysanthemum morifolium, dendranthema grandifloruom, florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, mum
has parts: chrysanthemum
CIDE DICTIONARY
chrysanthemum, n. [L., fr. Gr. ; chryso`s gold + flower.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chrysanthemum, n. any composite plant of the genus Chrysanthemum, having brightly coloured flowers.
Etymology
L f. Gk khrusanthemon f. khrusos gold + anthemon flower
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