any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
plant noun (plants and fungi)
chrysanthemums
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name for a large number of annual or perennial herbs of the genus Chrysanthemum of the family Asteraceae (aster family), some cultivated in Asia for ... (25 of 170 words, pronunciation)
any of several composite plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, as C. leucanthemum, the oxeye daisy, having white ray flowers with a yellow center. | any ... (24 of 66 words, 3 senses, pronunciation)
any of various composite plants (genus Chrysanthemum) including weeds, ornamentals grown for their brightly colored often double flower heads, and ... (20 of 64 words, 2 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
a perennial garden plant with many cultivated varieties. Flowers: brightly colored, many varied shapes, small densely clustered petals. Genus ... (19 of 50 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. (18 of 28 words, 1 image, 1 etymology)
a genus of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and northeastern Europe. The genus once included many more species, but was split several decades ago into several genera; the naming of the genera has ... (42 of 2422 words, 12 images)
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