winter chrysanthemum
A cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum that blooms in winter. Often written in kana.
庭に寒菊が咲いている。
Winter chrysanthemums are blooming in the garden.
Standard kanji spelling for this cultivar name.
Katakana spelling used in botanical or catalog contexts.
A compound of 寒 “cold; winter” and 菊 “chrysanthemum,” with 菊 voiced from きく to ぎく in the compound.