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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

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But it was the lush red cineraria and the harsh Red Flag that really bloomed in Rome.

From Time Magazine Archive

Especially a blue which is far more floral than atmospheric, a cineraria blue, which it is surprising to see in the sky.

From Swann's Way by Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

The small flowers particularly essential in separating the larger ones are white and yellow jasmine, nemophila cineraria, verbenas, myrtle, honeysuckle, etc., etc.

From The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling by Peachey, Emma

In this country auriculas are usually propagated by seed, as for cineraria; but special varieties are perpetuated by offsets.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Sow seeds of greenhouse and hothouse plants; also the different sorts of tender annuals; pot off those sown last month; sow cineraria for the earliest bloom; also Chinese primulas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various