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chrysanthemum

Syllabification: (chry·san·the·mum)

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Definition of chrysanthemum

a popular plant of the daisy family, having brightly colored ornamental flowers and existing in many cultivated varieties.
- Genera Chrysanthemum or (most cultivated species) Dendranthema, family Compositae
a flower or flowering stem of the chrysanthemum plant.

Origin:

(originally denoting the corn marigold): from Latin, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos 'gold' + anthemon 'flower'

When you spell chrysanthemum think of the word bit by bit: the beginning is chrys-, the middle is -anthe-, and the ending is -mum.

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