cineraria

[sin-uh-rair-ee-uh]

noun

1. 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

1. a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cineraria¹

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

Example Sentences

Quite a number of the balconies were prettily decorated with pot plants, from cinerarias to peonies, in full bloom.

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Sow tender annuals for succession, potting and shifting those sown at an earlier period; sow cinerarias for succession; and a few hardy annuals and ten-week stock, &c., for late crops.

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I remember that I once went into a florist's shop, and seeing a great mass of hard purple-red cinerarias on a shelf I made some remark about them.

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On his grave green lizards bask, and wild cinerarias bloom, while over it glides the shimmering snake; but the poor, faithful fellow blooms fresh in my memory still.

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Dodd sat on his flowerpot, shaking his head and saying “Pooh!” to the cinerarias; and I listened, never doubting that Boon felt the truth he told so well.

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