chrysanthemum
pronunciation
How to pronounce chrysanthemum in British English:
UK [krɪˈsænθəməm]
How to pronounce chrysanthemum in American English:
US [krɪˈsænθəməm, -ˈzæn-]
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- Noun:
- the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
- any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum; Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated
Word Origin
- chrysanthemum (n.)
- 1550s, from Latin chrysanthemum, from Greek khrysanthemon "marigold," literally "golden flower," from khrysos "gold" (see chrysalis) + anthemon "a flower," from PIE *andh- "bloom" (see anther).
Example
- 1. The chrysanthemum throne is remarkable on several counts .
- 2. Petals fall the chrysanthemum darkens
- 3. Teas created from chrysanthemum and lotus plants that claim to cool the body naturally were rolled out last year .
- 4. The alleys of the chrysanthemum village medicine market in kunming , in south-western china , are oddly quiet .
- 5. By the chinese calendar it is the first day of the chrysanthemum moon in the third year of the perpetually jubilant emperor ruler of da ming the dynasty of great light .