Other forms: chrysanthemums
A chrysanthemum is a dense autumn flower with many narrow petals. A pot of chrysanthemums, white chrysanthemums, grow chrysanthemums.
In Japan it is the emblem of the emperor and the throne itself is called the Chrysanthemum Throne. In France, Italy and several other countries it is the flower of the dead and is taken to graves, so it is a poor choice as a gift there.
1nounchrysanthemumA dense autumn flower with many narrow petals.
“In autumn, the garden was full of bronze and yellow chrysanthemums.”
chrysanthemum is a flower.
Greek chrysanthemon means golden flower — chrysos, gold, plus anthemon, a flower.
Proto-Indo-European
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Ancient Greek
χρῡσάνθεμον — Persian buttercup
English, today
chrysanthemum
From Latin chrȳsanthemum from Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (“Persian buttercup”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA