Noun
- 1. florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum, mum, Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifolium, chrysanthemum
- usage: of China
- 2. ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy, mother, female parent
- usage: informal terms for a mother
- 3. mum, secrecy, secretiveness, silence
- usage: secrecy; "mum's the word"
Adjective
- 1. mum, silent, uncommunicative (vs. communicative), incommunicative
- usage: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
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