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chrysanthemum|krɪˈsænθɪməm|
[a. L. chrȳsanthemum, a. Gr. χρῡσάνθεµον the corn-marigold, f. χρῡσ-ός gold + ἄνθεµον flower, bloom; also ‘camomile’.]
1. a. The herbalists' name for the Corn Marigold (now C. segetum), a composite plant with brilliant entirely yellow flowers: b. hence made by Linnæus the botanical name of the genus to which this belongs, having species with flowers of many colours, e.g. the Ox-eye Daisy (C. Leucanthemum) with yellow disk and white rays.
1578Lyte Dodoens 187 Some..do call..it Chrysanthemum, that is to say, yellow Camomill. 1712tr. Pomet's Hist. Drugs I. 38 Yellow radiant Flowers, like those of the Chrysanthemum. 1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Ficoides, The Crysanthemum or Corn-marigold. 1879Lubbock Sci. Lect. i. 22 The Common Feverfew or large white Daisy (Chrysanthemum parthenium).
2. In Horticulture, ordinarily applied to a number of cultivated species of this genus, esp. C. sinense, much prized for the beauty of its flowers and for blooming in November and December.
1798C. Marshall Gardening xix. 328 Chrysanthemum; to preserve some of the finest doubles, plant cuttings, or slips, in September. 1858Glenny Gard. Every-day Bk. 215/1 The Chrysanthemum..is very hardy when planted in the ground. 1860Ill. Lond. News 9 Nov. 481/2 The Inner Temple Garden..The great autumnal boast of the garden is the chrysanthemums on the northern border. 1888Pall Mall G. 8 Nov. 10/2 Next year will be the centenary of the introduction of the chrysanthemum into this country.
attrib.1880I. L. Bird Japan I. 20 The notes..are ornamented with the chrysanthemum crest of the Mikado. Mod. Newspr. Working men's chrysanthemum show. |