CHRYSANTHEMUM


Meaning of CHRYSANTHEMUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kri-ˈsan(t)-thə-məm also ]

-ˈzan(t)- noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek chrysanthemon, from chrys- + anthemon flower; akin to Greek anthos flower

Date: 1548

1. : any of various composite plants (genus Chrysanthemum ) including weeds, ornamentals grown for their brightly colored often double flower heads, and others important as sources of medicinals and insecticides

2. : a flower head of an ornamental chrysanthemum

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