noun
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.
Compound of 寒 (kan, 'cold, winter') and 菊 (kiku, 'chrysanthemum'), referring to a chrysanthemum that blooms in the cold season.