כריזאַנטעמע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Of Slavic origin (compare Russian хризанте́ма (xrizantɛ́ma), Ukrainian хризанте́ма (xryzantéma)), ultimately from Koine Greek χρυσάνθεμον (khrusánthemon), from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, gold) + ἄνθεμον (ánthemon, flower).

Noun

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כריזאַנטעמע (khrizantemef, plural כריזאַנטעמעס (khrizantemes)

  1. chrysanthemum (flower)