Chrysanthemum
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- noun
- /ˌkrɪsənˈθɛməm/
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- She was in the process of making tea, mixing fresh chrysanthemum petals with dried ones, and flushing them with sugar water.
- Chrysanthemum flower
- Chrysanthemum tea
- Chrysanthemum petals
Examples
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The chrysanthemum bloomed for three weeks and then it began to wither.
Fiction book (1993) -
I bought a potted chrysanthemum, half a meter high; I put it on the table in front of the window; it seemed to illuminate the entire room with its morbid red color.
Fiction book (1993) -
with a chrysanthemum in her hair.
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On one day in October, her subjects are chrysanthemum leaves.
Academic text (2004) -
I've got some chrysanthemum tea.
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Chrysanthemum tea, my favorite.
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A yellow chrysanthemum petal clung to his lip.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the moment, it is a makeshift shrine, with Lopez's obituary posted over it and a potted chrysanthemum stationed on one side.
Blog text (32) -
Just outside of Mobile, Alabama, Bellingrath Gardens and Home delights visitors with eye-popping chrysanthemum displays.
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For many years, one of my vernal rites was to order rooted chrysanthemum cuttings through the mail.
Synonyms
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A garden plant with many large, colorful flowers
Compounds
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A small bushy garden plant with pale yellow daisy-like flowers
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A plant from Portugal with daisy-like flowers that lives many years
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A tall plant that comes back every year with white daisy-like flowers
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A plant that lives for many years and has large white daisy-like flowers
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A plant with large colorful flowers grown for decoration and tea
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A small bushy plant with white daisy-like flowers used to make medicine
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A bushy plant with white leaves and flowers and hairy stems from the Canary Islands
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A small European plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a weed in grain fields
A medium-sized dog from Tibet with a fluffy curled tail like an Old English sheepdog
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A plant with a minty smell and yellow button flowers used in salads and tea
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A garden plant with divided scented leaves and pink to purple flowers that helps keep insects away
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A bushy annual plant from the Mediterranean with yellowish-white, daisy-like flowers
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A leafy vegetable with tender leaves and a mild smell used in Asian cooking
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A small insect that sucks sap from chrysanthemum plants and harms leaves and flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Chrysanthemum comes from Greek roots chrys- meaning 'gold' and -anthemum meaning 'flower'. So it literally means 'golden flower', which helps you remember it is a bright, showy garden flower.