Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cineraria"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cineraria \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cineraria
n : herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: {Pericallis
cruenta}, {Senecio cruentus}]
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