Chrysanthemum comes from the Greek words "chrysos," meaning "gold," and "anthemon," meaning "flower," first recorded in the 1st century AD.
A flowering plant of the genus Chrysanthemum, often cultivated for its ornamental blooms.
From Latin "chrysanthemum," from Greek "chrysánthemon" (gold flower), a compound of "chrysós" (gold) + "ánthemon" (flower). Greek "chrysós" is borrowed from a Semitic language, likely Phoenician or Hebrew — compare Hebrew "חָרוּץ" (ḥārūṣ, gold), Akkadian "ḫurāṣu" (gold). The second element "ánthemon" derives from PIE *h₂endʰ- (to bloom, blossom), also the source of Sanskrit "ándhas" (herb, plant) and the English