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mum vs chrysanthemum

chrysanthemum vs mum

mum and chrysanthemum both are nouns.

mum is an adjective but chrysanthemum is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mum Yes Yes No No
chrysanthemum Yes No No No
As nouns, chrysanthemum is a hypernym of mum; that is, chrysanthemum is a word with a broader meaning than mum:
  • mum: of China
  • chrysanthemum: any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
mum (noun) chrysanthemum (noun)
secrecy any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
informal terms for a mother the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
of China
mum (adjective) chrysanthemum (adjective)
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
Difference between mum and chrysanthemum

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