mum

Examples

• All

• The altar was covered with yellow mums in pots covered with shiny gold paper.

  Fiction book (1991)

• They plant the most beautiful mums all around the water.

  St. Vincent (2014)

• Instead, here are a couple of photos of some kind of mum/aster-like flowers that showed up in my garden.

  Blog text (8)

• Those mums keep it lively around here.

  Off Season (2019)

• I've got three single mums waiting for a spot.

  A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

• I typically don't buy mums that are this bloomed out because mums do not last for very long.

• So there's some beautiful pincushion flowers, pink and purple, some gorgeous dark burgundy mums, perfect for this time of year.

• A rocker sat on the wide covered porch, and bronzetoned mums speared out of an old crockery tub.

  Fiction book (1999)

• In the fall, I love to decorate my garden with vibrant mums of various colors.

• The florist arranged a stunning bouquet with bright mums and other seasonal flowers.

Synonyms

C

Chrysanthemum

vsmum

3 7.2

A plant people grow in gardens for its large bright flowers

refers to the common garden name for one or more of these species

C

chrysanthemum

vsmum

1 7.2

A garden plant with large bright flowers seen in autumn

is the familiar garden name used for this same plant

C

Chrysanthemum morifolium

vsmum

• Specialized

8.6

A plant with large colorful flowers grown for decoration and tea

is the general garden name, not limited to this single cultivated species

F

florist's chrysanthemum

vsmum

7.6

A garden plant with large colorful flowers used by florists

is the everyday garden name covering this florist used cultivated form

F

florists' chrysanthemum

vsmum

7.4

A flower with many petals that florists grow and use in bouquets

is the general garden name that also includes this cultivated florist form

Compounds

B

bank of mum and dad

• UK

6.8

Parents who give money to their adult children to pay for big costs like a house or university

Surface Forms

Etymology