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.

Origin of cineraria

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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How to use cineraria in a sentence

She remained standing by a vase of cineraria, flourishing in spite of the severe winter weather.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde Serao
In this country usually propagated by seed, as for cineraria; but special varieties are perpetuated by offsets.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. Hunn
It is so much like the silvery cineraria that it is difficult to remember that it prefers a cool and even partly-shaded place.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude Jekyll
Did it demonstrate that Succus cineraria Maritima would cure cataract?
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 | Various
What has been done with the cineraria has its parallel in quite a number of the most elegant decorative flowers.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and Sons

British Dictionary definitions for cineraria

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)

Origin of cineraria

C16: from New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves

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