[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chrysanthemum \chrysan"themum\, n. l., fr. gr. ?; chryso`s
   gold + ? flower. bot.
   a genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many
   species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums
   annual and perennial, and also the feverfew and the oxeye
   daisy.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chrysanthemum
     n 1: the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
     2: any of numerous perennial old world herbs having showy
        brightly colored flower heads of the genera chrysanthemum;
        argyranthemum; dendranthema; tanacetum; widely cultivated

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