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definition
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
Examples of chrysanthemum in a Sentence
The girls at his school lay a bronze chrysanthemum at his feet every year.
Some house plants, including amaryllis, chrysanthemum, lilies and cyclamen are poisonous to cats but may be hard for them to resist.
These reports most probably refer to the chrysanthemum of florists, chrysanthemum of florists, Chrysanthemum x hortorum W. Miller and cultivars thereof.
The Order of the Chrysanthemum (Kikkwa Daijasho), founded in 1877, has only one class.
They have a similar activity to the natural compound pyrethrum, which is extracted from plants of the Chrysanthemum family.
Pyrethrin is a natural product, made from chrysanthemum plants native to Asia and Africa.
The 3 n 1 and Insect Control both contain a natural extract from chrysanthemum flowers that disrupts the pest's nervous system.
Organic products may contain an ingredient called pyrethrin, derived from a type of African chrysanthemum.
Insecticidal pyrethrins (0.33%) (RID, A-200) are extracts from chrysanthemum flowers.
Pyrethrin, pyrethroid-A naturally occurring insecticide extracted from chrysanthemum flowers.
The QIC includes details of the hosts, distribution, symptoms, sources, development and disease status of chrysanthemum stunt viroid.
The same authorities recommend a powder, composed of larvicide (an aniline substance), chrysanthemum flowers, and valerian root, to be burnt in bedrooms. Anointing the skin with strong-smelling substances is of little use in the open air, but more effective in the house; turpentine appears to be the best.
Although availability does vary by region, statice, sweet William, yarrow, amaryllis, chrysanthemum, fuchsia, and zinnia are generally the most affordable choices for brides who plan to marry in September, October, or November.
Indeed, she remembers HELIOTROPE and CHRYSANTHEMUM more readily than she does shorter names.
Summer sees the lotus (renge) convert wide expanses of lake and river into sheets of white and red blossoms; a comparatively flowerless interval ensues until, in October and November, the chrysanthemum arrives to furnish an excuse for fashionable gatherings.