chrysanthemum
(noun) any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
chrysanthemum
(noun) the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chrysanthemum (plural chrysanthemums or chrysanthema)
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
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Source: Wiktionary
Chrys*an"the*mum, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
