chrysanthemum

 

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

• IPA^(key): /kɹɪˈsænθəməm/

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chrysanthemum (plural chrysanthemums or chrysanthema)

2. Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

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