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Chrysanthemum segetum

Chrysanthemum segetum

9.2
A small European plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a weed in grain fields
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : margarita de segetum
  • The farmer was frustrated to find Chrysanthemum segetum spreading rapidly throughout his wheat field.

Examples

  • Bright clusters of Chrysanthemum segetum added unexpected color to the otherwise uniform barley crop.

  • Many farmers consider Chrysanthemum segetum a troublesome weed.

  • Researchers studied how Chrysanthemum segetum competes with other plants for nutrients in agricultural soils.

  • The Chrysanthemum segetum blooms in late summer.

  • The farmer was frustrated to find Chrysanthemum segetum spreading rapidly throughout his wheat field.

  • Bright clusters of Chrysanthemum segetum added unexpected color to the otherwise uniform barley crop.

  • Many farmers consider Chrysanthemum segetum a troublesome weed.

Synonyms

field marigold
vsChrysanthemum segetum
5.5

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a weed in fields

is the formal botanical name used instead of a common folk name
corn marigold
vsChrysanthemum segetum
  • UK
7.9

A plant with bright yellow flowers that grows as a weed in grain fields

is the formal botanical name used instead of a common folk name

Surface Forms

Chrysanthemum segetum singular
Chrysanthemums segetum plural

Morphology

Chrysanthemum + segetum

This is a Latin binomial: the genus 'Chrysanthemum' signals a type of flower, so part of the meaning (a chrysanthemum species) is compositional. However the specific epithet 'segetum' is Latin/specialist vocabulary (not a regular English word) and conveys habitat/specific identity that a B1 learner would not predict without botanical or Latin knowledge, making the overall meaning only partially inferable.

Etymology

Chrysanthemum segetum comes from old Greek and Latin words: chrysanthemum means 'gold' and 'flower', and segetum means 'crop field'. Because the plant has bright yellow flowers and often grows as a weed in grain fields, the name gives the image of a 'gold flower in the fields'.