chrysanthema

English

Noun

chrysanthema

1. plural of chrysanthemum
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, “Chrysanthemum.”, in The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, volume VIII, London, column 2:

     As the ſame ſynonym from Micheli is referred to by Linnæus under both C. achilleæ and C. italicum, and as no other ſynonym is quoted under either, it ſeems almoſt certain that he has, inadvertently, inſerted the ſame plant twice; and was, perhaps, leſs likely to detect the error, as, notwithſtanding the white ray of C. italicum, he was induced to place it among the chryſanthema, on account of the reſemblance of its foliage to ſme of the ſpecies of that diviſion.

   • 1834, Daniel Jay Browne, Letters from the Canary Islands, Boston: Light, George W., page 88:

     Lofty forests of the chestnut, the pine, the laurel, and the oak, crown the hills, intermingled with the visnea, the olea, the myrica, the sideroxylon, the arbutus, the juniperus, and a vast quantity of ferns. It is in this region that we find the golden campanula, the chrysanthema, the hyperica, and a number of aromatic plants.

   • 1856, British Medical Association, edited by Wynter, Andrew, Association Medical Journal, London: Honeyman, Thomas John, The Week, page 875, column 1:

     The gardener to the honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Mr. S. Broome, has this week published in the Times a very sensible letter on the advantages of improving the floral decorations of St. James’s Park. […]  / “The majority of working men are passionately fond of flowers; and those who are fortunate enough to have a sunny spot of ground would take the Park as their guide what to plant in them. Few have an idea of the hundreds of poor men that are kept from public houses that have these little bits of gardens, and the interest they take in their flowers. I know it from experience. They come for miles to see the chrysanthema in November in the Temple Gardens. What’s to prevent the Parks from having a similar display?”

   • 1858, Maud Summers, “Chapter VII. A Birthday.”, in The Sightless: A Narrative for the Young, London: Griffith and Farran, page 74:

     It was a fine clear morning late in the autumn, when the leaves were falling rapidly, and every breath of wind was followed by a plentiful shower of them; when all the flowers were gone from Mr. Ashton’s garden, except the chrysanthema and the Michaelmas daisies; when the nuts and blackberries had all disappeared, and there was nothing in the fields but stubble.

   • 1875, Orlando Whistlecraft, Whistlecraft’s Almanac, Register & Advertiser for 1875, the Nineteenth Year of Publication, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Probable Changes of the Weather, page 23:

     Gales of a disastrous character generally mark the close of November, if mild weather at the time. The chrysanthema and monthly rose help to illuminate the otherwise barren scene in the gardens, and the misle-thrush will sing boldly in stormy weather, hence his title of “the storm cock.”

   • a. 1923, Aidan Nichols, quoting Fortescue, Adrian, “9. The Practice of the Liturgy: Rivalis Villa, The Ceremonial, and the Chant”, in The Latin Clerk: The Life, Work, and Travels of Adrian Fortescue, published 2011, page 232:

     I sang the gospel about the shepherds and the crowd of the heavenly army, and the Christmas preface, under the dark garlands of holly and bay, while the thin white candles held up their flames among the lilies and the chrysanthema and shone on the white corporal and silver chalice.

   • 1987, Molecular Biology, volume 21:

     This structural principle is also characteristic of the chrysanthema CEV viroid and the citrus trees CSV viroid [4], as well as all viroids studied later [7, 9].

   • 1992 March 26, George Harris, “Re: Funky nicknames (was Re: Is Connecticut's nickname a joke?)”, in rec.sport.basketball.college (Usenet), message-ID <1992Mar26.221351.712@samba.oit.unc.edu>:

     >Hey, that is my old alma mater! How many other schools do you know that are / >named after a brand of vegetable? / Well, there's a small women's college in Virginia whose knickname^[sic] is the "Fighting Chrysanthemums" (or is that Chrysanthema? I don't think so).

   • 1997 March 15, Harry Powell, “Re: How big is Grey Gables?”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet), message-ID <Pine.SUN.3.91.970315115505.11573A-100000@bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk>:

     > Really? I thought he just grew chrysanthemums. / Chrysanthemums (chrysanthema?) are the source of all power in Ambridge. / If the Grundies grew them, they'd have no worries apropos the Tove!

   • 2000 December 29, Lars Eighner, “Re: Peanut butter”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet), message-ID <86r92rw5eh.fsflars@dumpster.io.com>:

     How could I forget peanut butter stuffed jalepenos? / Oh yes, the peanut butter, avocado, Gouda thing is called a chrysanthemum sandwich in these parts - no actual chrysanthema involved.

   • 2001 November 17, Mark Devlin, “Re: Wonderful poppies of flanders”, in soc.culture.irish (Usenet), message-ID <DYhJ7.11598$8q.813926@bin2.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com>:

     > >That was pretty much the point of my remark above there. / >  / > That, and some pointless troll-bailing. / Eh, no; not quite pointless. There is a reason why Irish presidents don't wear poppies (or hammers-and-sickles, or Japanese chrysanthema). If 'Friend' thinks it important that there be an Irish president, then he (or she) ought to be alive to some of the thought that goes into the thing.

   • 2002 January 9, Molly, “Re: URGENT request”, in uk.rec.waterways (Usenet), message-ID <OHDBWLF$v4O8EwZC@clara.net>:

     >As an aside for TV watchers, the boat beside us figured in recent Coronation / >Street scenes, where Les considered suicide under the bridge. He stood in / >front of our now empty ex-mooring, and tripped over what seemed to be the / >remainder of our garden including our chrysanthemums. / Did you get a facility fee to replace the chrysanthemums? / (chrysanthema??)

   • 2002 January 24, Kostas Kavoussanakis, “Re: Making a new border”, in uk.rec.gardening (Usenet), message-ID <Pine.GSO.4.33.0201241357100.12417-100000@granite.epcc.ed.ac.uk>:

     Is that a layer of clay? I have it too and at that depth... / As for an earlier comment, I have both plenty of worms (good) and plenty of clay (bad). You can try to dig in manure, which will lighten the soil, but then you will raise your border. Otherwise, you can seek plants that like heavy soils. FOr^[sic] example: I guess Chrysanthema and (daisy-shaped) Dahlias are not exactly the same, but the former tolerate clay very well, judging from mine, the latter needs grit!

   • 2005 June 2, Gordon Harris, “Re: The Dutch result.”, in alt.fifty-plus.friends (Usenet), message-ID <iEvfJgOHJ3nCFwfO@g3snx.demon.co.uk>:

     >> referendums / > / >referenda! / > / >(I realise that the House of Commons uses "referendums" / >as the plural, but that still doesn't make it right!!) / > / FO. / I haven't time to argue with you, I have to go and tend to my Chrysanthema.

   • 2006 November 24, Ymir, “Re: Some Questions On Origin And Variation”, in alt.talk.creationism (Usenet), message-ID <invalid-216B61.04183224112006@news.telus.net>:

     The creationist definition of 'macroevolution' usually involves the generation of new species until it is pointed out to them that this has been observed on many occasions in which case they switch from species to some ill-defined notion of 'kind' (which presumably refers to something above the species level, but whether this is genus, phylum, or domain is utterly beyond me ‹ do mules and chrysanthema constitute a single kind?).