cin·e·rar·i·a 1 (s n  -râr  -)n. Plural of cinerarium. |
| cin·e·rar·i·a 2 (sn-râr-) n. Any of several hybrid ornamental plants (Senecio ×hybridus) in the composite family, derived from species native to the Canary Islands and widely grown as indoor or bedding plants for their showy, variously colored radiate flower heads and attractive silvery foliage. [New Latin Ciner  ria, genus name, from feminine of Latin cinerrius, of ashes (from the ash-colored down on its leaves); see cinerarium.] |
cineraria [ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
[from New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves]
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| Noun | 1. |  cineraria - herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowersflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Pericallis, Pericallis - cineraria |
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