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chrysanthemum

DEFINITIONS OF: chrysanthemum

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n any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated

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Chrysanthemum segetum, corn marigold, field marigold
European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields
Chrysanthemum coronarium, crown daisy
shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers
Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum, chop-suey greens, shun giku, tong ho
grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
Chrysanthemum morifolium, Dendranthema grandifloruom, florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, mum
of China
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

n the flower of a chrysanthemum plant

Type of:
bloom, blossom, flower
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
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