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Meaning of CINERARIA

Pronunciation:  `sinu'rehreeu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
 

CINERARIA is a 9 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus
 
 See Also: flower, genus Pericallis, Pericallis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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