Chrysanthemum definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chrysanthemum \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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chrysanthemum
       n 1: the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
       2: any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy
          brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum;
          Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated

















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