any of several composite plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, as C. leucanthemum, the oxeye daisy, having white ray flowers with a yellow center.
2.
any cultivated variety of the plant C. morifolium, native to China, and of other species of Chrysanthemum, notable for the diversity of color and size of their autumnal flowers.
3.
the flower of any such plant.
Origin
1570-80; < Latin < Greekchrȳsánthemon, equivalent to chrȳs-chrys- + ánthemon flower, akin to ánthos; see antho-
Examples from the web for chrysanthemum
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British Dictionary definitions for chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
/krɪˈsænθəməm/
noun
1.
any widely cultivated plant of the genus Chrysanthemum, esp C. morifolium of China, having brightly coloured showy flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
2.
any other plant of the genus Chrysanthemum, such as oxeye daisy
Word Origin
C16: from Latin: marigold, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos gold + anthemon flower
Word Origin and History for 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).