CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chrysanthemum morifolium mean? 

• CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM (noun)
  The noun CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM has 1 sense:

1. of China

  Familiarity information: CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of China

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chrysanthemum morifolium; Dendranthema grandifloruom; florist's chrysanthemum; florists' chrysanthemum; mum

Hypernyms ("Chrysanthemum morifolium" is a kind of...):

chrysanthemum (any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated)

 Context examples 

PC-SPES, an herbal supplement containing extracts from 8 herbs including Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ganoderma lucidum (a root fungus), Glycyrrhiza glabra (Spanish liquorice), Isatis indigotica, Panax pseudoginseng, Rabdosia rubescens, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Serona repens (saw palmetto), with potential antineoplastic and antiproliferative effects, specifically in prostate cancer cells.

(PC-SPES, NCI Thesaurus)