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Define the word Chrysanthemum

"Chrysanthemum" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Chrysanthemum \Chrys*an"the*mum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; chryso`s
   gold + ? flower.] (Bot.)
   A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many
   species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums
   (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye
   daisy.
   [1913 Webster]

"chrysanthemum" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

chrysanthemum
     n 1: the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
     2: any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy
        brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum;
        Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated