chrysanthemum : Idioms & Phrases

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chrysanthemum balsamita

  • noun tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    mint geranium; balsam herb; alecost; bible leaf; Tanacetum balsamita; costmary.
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chrysanthemum cinerariifolium

  • noun white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    Dalmatia pyrethrum; Tanacetum cinerariifolium; Dalmatian pyrethrum; pyrethrum.
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chrysanthemum coccineum

  • noun spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    painted daisy; Tanacetum coccineum; pyrethrum.
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chrysanthemum coronarium

  • noun shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers
    crown daisy.
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chrysanthemum coronarium spatiosum

  • noun grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Asian cooking
    tong ho; chop-suey greens; shun giku.
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chrysanthemum dog

  • noun breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails
    Tibetan terrier.
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chrysanthemum frutescens

  • noun perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
    Paris daisy; Argyranthemum frutescens; marguerite daisy; marguerite.
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chrysanthemum lacustre

  • noun perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy
    Pyrenees daisy; Leucanthemum lacustre.
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chrysanthemum leucanthemum

  • noun tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    moon daisy; ox-eyed daisy; white daisy; oxeye daisy; Leucanthemum vulgare; marguerite.
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chrysanthemum maximum

  • noun similar to oxeye daisy
    oxeye daisy; Leucanthemum maximum.
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chrysanthemum maximum maximum

  • noun hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
    Leucanthemum superbum; shasta daisy.
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chrysanthemum morifolium

  • noun of China
    mum; Chrysanthemum morifolium; florist's chrysanthemum; Dendranthema grandifloruom.
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chrysanthemum parthenium

  • noun bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    Tanacetum parthenium; feverfew.
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chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum

  • noun shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
    silver lace; dusty miller; silver-lace; Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum.
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chrysanthemum segetum

  • noun European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields
    corn marigold; field marigold.
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florist's chrysanthemum

  • noun of China
    mum; Chrysanthemum morifolium; florist's chrysanthemum; Dendranthema grandifloruom.
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florists' chrysanthemum

  • noun of China
    mum; Chrysanthemum morifolium; florist's chrysanthemum; Dendranthema grandifloruom.
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genus chrysanthemum

  • noun in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum
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pale chrysanthemum aphid

  • noun important pest of chrysanthemums
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