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CHRYSANTHEMUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chrysanthemum" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Meronyms (parts of "chrysanthemum"):
chrysanthemum (the flower of a chrysanthemum plant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysanthemum"):
Chrysanthemum segetum; corn marigold; field marigold (European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields)
Chrysanthemum coronarium; crown daisy (shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers)
chop-suey greens; Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum; shun giku; tong ho (grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking)
Chrysanthemum morifolium; Dendranthema grandifloruom; florist's chrysanthemum; florists' chrysanthemum; mum (of China)
Holonyms ("chrysanthemum" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The flower of a chrysanthemum plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("chrysanthemum" is a kind of...):
bloom; blossom; flower (reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)
Holonyms ("chrysanthemum" is a part of...):
chrysanthemum (any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated)
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