| Pronunciation: | | `sinu'rehreeu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers |
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CINERARIA is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus |
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| | See Also: | | flower, genus Pericallis, Pericallis |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cin`e*ra"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. LL. cinerarius pert. to
ashes, fr. cinis ashes. So called from the ash-colored down
on the leaves.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an genus of free-flowering composite plants, mostly
from South Africa. Several species are cultivated for
ornament.
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