A chrysanthemum is a garden plant grown for its flowers. The blooms are often large and round, with many petals packed in, and they come in yellow, white, red, pink and more — though the old Greek name was for a golden-yellow kind.

A chrysanthemum is a garden plant grown for its flowerschrysanthemum是一種因為花朵而被栽種的園藝植物。The blooms are often large and round花朵通常又大又圓，with many petals packed in裡面擠滿了許多花瓣，and they come in yellow, white, red, pink and more顏色有黃、白、紅、粉紅等等——though the old Greek name was for a golden-yellow kind不過古希臘文原本的名字，指的是金黃色的那一種。

In English the full word sounds a little fancy, and it is a mouthful; gardeners, especially in American English, often shorten it to “mum.” English speakers mainly meet it as a florist’s flower or a late-year garden flower, still opening when many other plants are finished.

In English the full word sounds a little fancy在英文裡，這個完整的字聽起來有點講究，and it is a mouthful而且很拗口；gardeners, especially in American English園藝愛好者，尤其是美式英語裡，often shorten it to “mum.”常常把它簡稱為“mum”。English speakers mainly meet it英語使用者主要是把它當成 as a florist’s flower花店裡的花，or a late-year garden flower或年末還在開的園藝花卉，still opening when many other plants are finished在許多植物都謝了的時候依然開著。

In East Asia the same flower carries more: autumn, tea, medicine, and respect. English does not always pack all of that into the word; it can just mean “that round autumn flower in the shop.” You will see the long name in writing more than you hear it in casual chat.

In East Asia在東亞，the same flower carries more同一種花承載了更多意義：autumn, tea, medicine, and respect秋天、茶、藥用，還有敬意。English does not always pack all of that into the word英文這個字並不總是包含這些意義；it can just mean “that round autumn flower in the shop.”有時候就只是指「店裡那種圓圓的秋天花」。You will see the long name in writing more than you hear it in casual chat你會在書面文字裡看到這個長長的字，比在隨口聊天時聽到它的機會更多。