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CHRYSANTHEMUM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("chrysanthemum" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Meronyms (parts of "chrysanthemum"):

chrysanthemum (the flower of a chrysanthemum plant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysanthemum"):

Chrysanthemum segetum; corn marigold; field marigold (European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields)

Chrysanthemum coronarium; crown daisy (shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers)

chop-suey greens; Chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum; shun giku; tong ho (grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking)

Chrysanthemum morifolium; Dendranthema grandifloruom; florist's chrysanthemum; florists' chrysanthemum; mum (of China)

Holonyms ("chrysanthemum" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The flower of a chrysanthemum plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("chrysanthemum" is a kind of...):

bloom; blossom; flower (reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)

Holonyms ("chrysanthemum" is a part of...):

chrysanthemum (any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated)

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