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- noun Plural form of
chrysanth .chrysanthemums
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Examples
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John, I should explain, is the gardener who jobs for us at seven-and-six weekly, and "chrysanths" is a perfectly beastly word that we have contracted from him.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 Various
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"Do we need a fire there all winter just that John may swagger about his chrysanths?"
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 Various
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A formal garden is surrounded by high yew hedges and planted only with daisy-type flowers, starting with doronicum in spring and ending the year with asters and single chrysanths.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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‘Them chrysanths was all standing up well to the wind but I put them in the greenhouse to be on the safe side.
A Guilty Thing Surprised Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1970
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First thing I thought of was Nfr Nightingale’s chrysanths, them as we’re getting ready for the flower show.
A Guilty Thing Surprised Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1970
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