chrysanthemum
/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/
chrysanthemum noun: any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
Noun
chrysanthemum (plural chrysanthemums or chrysanthema)
- Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
- *Permethrin is the artificial version of pyrethrin, which is made from chrysanthemum flowers.2023, translated in 2025, Berta Páramo and translated by Marc Correa Haro, Lice: How to Survive on Humans, page 152
- Synonyms:
- mum
chrysanthemum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
chrysanthemum in Hindi
- flower
- गुलदाउदी guldāudī
chrysanthemum in Tamil
- flower
- சிவந்தி civanti, செவ்வந்தி cevvanti
chrysanthemum in Marathi
- flower
- शेवंती śevantī
chrysanthemum in Bengali
- flower
- চন্দ্রমল্লিকা condromollika
More languagesFewer languages
- chrysanthemum in Telugu
- చామంతి cāmanti
- chrysanthemum in Malayalam
- ജമന്തി jamanti
- chrysanthemum in Kannada
- ಸೇವಂತಿಗೆ sēvantige
- chrysanthemum in Punjabi
- ਗੁਲਦਾਊਦੀ guldāūdī
- chrysanthemum in Nepali
- गोदावरीI godāwarīI
- chrysanthemum in Tagalog
- rosas-Hapon, krisantemo
- chrysanthemum in Arabic
- أُقْحُوَان ʔuqḥuwān
- chrysanthemum in Malay
- kekwa
- chrysanthemum in Indonesian
- seruni
- chrysanthemum in Persian
- داوودی dâvudi, کوپل kupal
- chrysanthemum in Thai
- เบญจมาศ been-jà-mâat
- chrysanthemum in Vietnamese
- cúc đại đóa
- chrysanthemum in Myanmar
- ဂန္ဒမာ ganda.ma
Examples of chrysanthemum in a sentence
- In a teacup, combine the hot chrysanthemum tisane, spiced kuromitsu, and cashew milk.
- It was a gift box of yōkan candy pressed into the shape of chrysanthemums.
- Pompon flowers are annual flowering plants that are more commonly known as chrysanthemums.
Synonyms of chrysanthemum
Forms of chrysanthemum
| plural | chrysanthemums |
|---|---|
| plural | chrysanthema |
Origin of chrysanthemum
From Latin chrȳsanthemum from Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrūsánthemon, “Persian buttercup”).
Words formed from chrysanthemum
Questions about chrysanthemum
- What does chrysanthemum mean?
- Chrysanthemum means any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
- What is chrysanthemum in Hindi?
- Chrysanthemum in Hindi is गुलदाउदी (guldāudī). See Chrysanthemum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chrysanthemum?
- Chrysanthemum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chrysanthemum?
- Chrysanthemum is pronounced /kɹɪˈsænθəməm/.
- What is the plural of chrysanthemum?
- The plural of chrysanthemum is chrysanthemums.
Words near chrysanthemum in the dictionary
Source and license
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