CHRYSANTHEMUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chrysanthemum mean? 

• CHRYSANTHEMUM (noun)
  The noun CHRYSANTHEMUM has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: CHRYSANTHEMUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHRYSANTHEMUM (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

 Context examples 

Jo in maroon, with a stiff, gentlemanly linen collar, and a white chrysanthemum or two for her only ornament.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Not a very splendid show, but there was a great deal of love done up in the few little bundles, and the tall vase of red roses, white chrysanthemums, and trailing vines, which stood in the middle, gave quite an elegant air to the table.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

It was a comfortable room, though the carpet was faded and the furniture very plain, for a good picture or two hung on the walls, books filled the recesses, chrysanthemums and Christmas roses bloomed in the windows, and a pleasant atmosphere of home peace pervaded it.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)