chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum — noun
- chrysanthemumsingular
- chrysanthemumsplural
1. a leafy garden plant that produces showy round flower heads in many colours, gro
a leafy garden plant that produces showy round flower heads in many colours, grown in pots or beds and popular in late autumn displays.
Mayumi planted a row of chrysanthemums along the front path before winter arrived.
countable: a row of chrysanthemums
The school garden filled one bed with yellow chrysanthemums for the autumn festival.
collocation: yellow / white / pink chrysanthemums
Eitan watered the chrysanthemums every morning before leaving for the office.
Chrysanthemums grow well in cool weather and need plenty of sunlight to bloom fully.
The flower shop on Maple Street sells potted chrysanthemums all through October.
用法筆記
Subject is usually a gardener or a setting; the plural form often names the species rather than specific individual plants.
常見錯誤
2. the round, full bloom of the chrysanthemum plant, often cut and arranged in bouq
the round, full bloom of the chrysanthemum plant, often cut and arranged in bouquets or used at funerals and seasonal ceremonies.
Gabriela laid a single white chrysanthemum on her grandfather's grave.
collocation: a single / white chrysanthemum
The florist tied a bunch of red chrysanthemums with a brown ribbon.
collocation: a bunch of chrysanthemums
Vikram brought a bouquet of chrysanthemums for his teacher's farewell party.
The chrysanthemums on the table opened slowly over three days in the warm room.
Bilal carried two huge chrysanthemums home from the market for his mother.
- mum
informal short form used for the cut flower as well as the plant
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the bloom you cut and display, while sense 1 names the whole living plant. The flower is the part most often given as a gift in East Asia.