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chrysanthemum

/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
chrysan-the-mum
IPA
/kɹɪˈsænθəməm/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

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Etymology

From Latin chrȳsanthemum from Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrūsánthemon, “Persian buttercup”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂endʰ-, χρῡσάνθεμον

Inflected Forms

chrysanthemums (plural) chrysanthema (plural)

Derived Forms

azaleamum chrysanthemin chrysanthemumed chrysanthemumlike

Phrases

Chrysanthemum Throne garland chrysanthemum Indian chrysanthemum max chrysanthemum

Synonyms

mum

Questions

How do you pronounce chrysanthemum?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪˈsænθəməm/.
What does chrysanthemum mean?
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
Where does chrysanthemum come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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