Chrysanthemum \Chrys*an"the*mum\, 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)