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Added 9 October 2026

chrysanthemum

/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/ noun

In Latin: chrysanthemum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chrysanthemum at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The flower of a chrysanthemum plant.
Any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated.

Origin

From Latin chrȳsanthemum from Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrūsánthemon, “Persian buttercup”).

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