chrysanthemum
/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/ · noun
Meaning
- 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”).
- χρῡσάνθεμον(grc)→
- *h₂endʰ-(ine-pro)→
- chrysanthemum (English)
- Relations: root, der
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