chrysanthemum

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chrysanthemum /krɪˈsanθɪməm, -z-/

▶noun (pl. chrysanthemums) a plant of the daisy family with brightly coloured ornamental flowers. [Genera Chrysanthemum or (most cultivated species) Dendranthema.]

– origin C16 (orig. denoting the corn marigold): from L., from Gk khrusanthemon, from khrusos ‘gold’ + anthemon ‘flower’.

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