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• plural of cinerarium.

cineraria

American  

[sin-uh-rair-ee-uh] / ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i ə /

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.

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cineraria British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

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