chrysanthemum
noun /krɪˈzænθəməm/
/krɪˈzænθəməm/
- a large, brightly coloured garden flower that is like a ball in shape and is made up of many long narrow petalsTopics Plants and treesc2
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally denoting the corn marigold): from Latin, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos ‘gold’ + anthemon ‘flower’.