Chrysanthemum - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chrysanthemum :  (noun)
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

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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