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chrysanthemum

/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

  1. χρῡσάνθεμον(grc)
  2. *h₂endʰ-(ine-pro)
  3. chrysanthemum (English)
  4. Relations: root, der

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