chrysanthemum

/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/

chrysanthemum

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Definition

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

Etymology

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