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GENUS CHRYSANTHEMUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
In some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Chrysanthemum" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus 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)
Holonyms ("genus 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)