chrysanthemum
noun
any of several composite plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, as C. leucanthemum, the oxeye daisy, having white ray flowers with a yellow center.
chrysanthemums
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pluralof chrysanthemum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The story leaps two autumns ahead, when Odd happens along and helps Sook and Buddy as they struggle to haul a tub of chrysanthemums to their porch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
"When I first started, there were a lot of the 'old boy gardeners', who loved dahlias, chrysanthemums, the old fashioned plants," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
It told me a vase of white peonies in my bedroom contained yellow chrysanthemums, and confidently misidentified a plate of poppadoms as tortilla chips.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
Jim and Ruth Youngsman had founded Skagit Gardens in 1966, starting with a single greenhouse measuring 20 feet by 150 feet and raising chrysanthemums for Mother’s Day, according to company and media accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Tree-ear felt a flicker of hope when he saw that Kim looked not only at the chrysanthemums but at every aspect of the work.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
