əˈrɛər 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:
1590–1600; < Neo-Latin, feminine of cinerārius ashen, equivalent to Latin ciner- (stem of cinis ashes) + -ārius -ary; so named from ash-colored down on leaves
1590–1600; < Neo-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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| —n | |
| a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) | |
| [C16: from New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves] | |
| cinerarium (ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪəm) | |
| —n , pl -raria | |
| a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation | |
| [C19: from Latin, from cinerārius relating to ashes; see | |
| cinerary | |
| —adj | |
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cineraria
any of several ornamental plants that have been developed by florists from species of the genus Senecio or related genera in the composite family Asteraceae. There are two distinct types: the garden species, especially dusty miller (S. cineraria); and the greenhouse varieties of S. cruentus, commonly referred to simply as cinerarias.
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