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Noun: chrysalid  kri-su-lid
Usage: rare
  1. Pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
    "Dead larvae of the parasite may also be found in the chrysalid after the emergence of the host";
    - chrysalis
Adjective: chrysalid  kri-su-lid
  1. Pertaining to a chrysalis; resembling a chrysalis

Derived forms: chrysalids

Type of: pupa

Encyclopedia: Chrysalid

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chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
Chrysanthemum coccineum
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