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chrysanthemum Definition

chrysan·themum (kri sant̸hə məm, -zan-)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Chrysanthemum) of plants of the composite family, cultivated for their showy flowers which bloom in late summer and fall in a variety of colors, most commonly yellow, white, red, or purple
  2. the flower

Etymology: ModL < L < Gr chrysanthemon, marigold, lit., golden flower < chrysos (see chrysalis) + anthemon, a flower

chrysanthemum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • florist: These reports most probably refer to the chrysanthemum of florists, Chrysanthemum x hortorum W. Miller and cultivars thereof.

Converse of object

  • grow: I am trying to grow Chrysanthemums this next year for showing, can anyone help with stools or cuttings early next year.
  • give: Don't give Chrysanthemums or white Asters to a host as they are considered to be funeral flowers.
  • include: Sections include chrysanthemums, dahlias, roses, gladioli, fuchsias, pot plants, floral art, vegetables and beginners.
  • stylise: There are four stylized chrysanthemums within a scrolling foliage border on the exterior of the bowl, with four stylized chrysanthemums below.

Adjective modifier

  • white: Water was still scarce, so the white chrysanthemums in the jar she held were no doubt drinking part of her personal ration.
  • late: I got interested in Exhibition Late Chrysanthemums after seeing the flowers that a colleague at work had grown.
  • yellow: She might welcome his attention by responding with pansies or sweet peas or rebuff his advances with daffodils or yellow chrysanthemums.
  • outdoor: Stop outdoor Chrysanthemums by pinching out the young center of each plant.
  • red: The sodden, tattered autumn leaves come falling one by one, The bronze and red chrysanthemums are glowing in the sun.

Modifies a noun

  • flower: On the morning of October 16th, a single chrysanthemum flower arrived at McDonalds head office in London.
  • viroid: The QIC includes details of the hosts, distribution, symptoms, sources, development and disease status of chrysanthemum stunt viroid.
  • stunt: The QIC includes details of the hosts, distribution, symptoms, sources, development and disease status of chrysanthemum stunt viroid.
  • plant: In the greenhouse a lot of shoots have formed on the now cut back chrysanthemum plants still in their pots.
  • grower: For most chrysanthemum growers the year actually starts at flowering time in September.
  • cutting: In the greenhouse on the 12th chrysanthemum cuttings were taken for rooting in small clay pots.

Noun used with modifier

  • bronze: The girls at his school lay a bronze chrysanthemum at his feet every year.
  • pom: Robert Fortune disguised himself as an Asian to evade capture and brought back pom pom chrysanthemums.
  • silver: The former fires red tails to cherry bursts with red pistils whilst the latter provides red and blue mines bursting into silver chrysanthemums.
  • flower: Flowers Chrysanthemums for indoor flowering should be brought inside.