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a flower that means love in China and death in France—same petals, opposite endings.
name originGreek for golden flower, chrysos plus anthemon
japan honorthe emperor's throne is literally the Chrysanthemum Throne
secret weaponcontains pyrethrins, a natural insecticide in real bug sprays
funeral flowerin much of Europe, only given for the dead
edible bloompetals brewed into tea across East Asia