any widely cultivated plant of the genus Chrysanthemum, esp C. morifolium of China, having brightly coloured showy flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) any other plant of the genus Chrysanthemum, such as oxeye daisy
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chry•san•the•mum /krɪˈsænθəməm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Plant Biologya garden plant having autumn flowers in many different colors and sizes.
- the flower of any such plant.
chry•san•the•mum
(kri san′thə məm),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyany of several composite plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, as C. leucanthemum, the oxeye daisy, having white ray flowers with a yellow center.
- Plant Biologyany cultivated variety of the plant C. morifolium, native to China, and of other species of Chrysanthemum, notable for the diversity of color and size of their autumnal flowers.
- the flower of any such plant.
- Greek chrȳsánthemon, equivalent. to chrȳs- chrys- + ánthemon flower, akin to ánthos; see antho-
- Latin
- 1570–80
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- costmary
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- oxeye daisy
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