noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/
/kɹəˈsænθəmʌm/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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