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cineraria
[ sin-uh-rair-ee-uh ]
noun
- any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
cineraria
/ ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪə /
noun
- a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cineraria1
1590–1600; < New Latin, feminine of cinerārius ashen, equivalent to Latin ciner- (stem of cinis ashes) + -ārius -ary; so named from ash-colored down on leaves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cineraria1
C16: from New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves
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Example Sentences
She remained standing by a vase of cineraria, flourishing in spite of the severe winter weather.
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In this country usually propagated by seed, as for Cineraria; but special varieties are perpetuated by offsets.
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It is so much like the silvery Cineraria that it is difficult to remember that it prefers a cool and even partly-shaded place.
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Did it demonstrate that Succus Cineraria Maritima would cure cataract?
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What has been done with the Cineraria has its parallel in quite a number of the most elegant decorative flowers.
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