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CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTHENIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chrysanthemum parthenium mean? 

CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTHENIUM (noun)
  The noun CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTHENIUM has 1 sense:

1. bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemumplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTHENIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chrysanthemum parthenium; feverfew; Tanacetum parthenium

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

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Chrysanthemum parthenium" is a member of...):

genus Tanacetum; Tanacetum (a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)


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