chrysanthemum

chrysanthemum

chrysanthemum , name for a large number of annual or perennial herbs of the genus Chrysanthemum of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), some cultivated in Asia for at least 2,000 years. The chrysanthemum is the floral emblem of the imperial family of Japan; the highest officials are honored by orders of the chrysanthemum. The flower heads are mostly late blooming and of various shades of red, yellow, and white; they range from single daisylike to large rounded or shaggy heads. Chrysanthemums were introduced to England in the late 18th cent., and today innumerable named horticultural types exist. Most are varieties of C. morifolium, a species of indeterminate origin and no longer known in the wild form. Chrysanthemums rank with roses in commercial importance as cut flowers and pot and garden plants. The pyrethrum, feverfew, and daisy belong to the same genus. Pyrethrum is used as an insecticide and feverfew as an herbal remedy for migraine. Chrysanthemum is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.

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chry·san·the·mum / kriˈsan[unvoicedth]əməm/ • n. (pl. chrysanthemums ) a plant (genera Chrysanthemum and Dendranthema) of the daisy family, having brightly colored ornamental flowers and existing in many cultivated varieties. ∎  a flower or flowering stem of this plant.

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chrysanthemum Large genus of annual and perennial plants native to temperate Eurasia and now widely cultivated. Centuries of selective breeding have modified the original plain daisy-like flowers, and most species have large white, yellow, bronze, pink or red flower-heads. Family Asteraceae/Compositae.

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chrysanthemum a favourite funeral flower in some parts of Europe, and thus associated with All Souls' Day. In Japan, it is the crest of the imperial family.
Chrysanthemum Throne the throne of Japan.

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chrysanthemum — L. chrȳsanthemum — Gr. khrūsánthemon, f. khrūsós gold + ánthemon, rel. to ánthos flower.

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