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cineraria (flower)

Definition:

an herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers

Class:

plant noun (plants and fungi)

Plural:

cinerarias

Original source:

WordNet

Synonyms:

P. cruenta [abbreviation, species] | Pericallis cruenta [species] | S. cruentus [abbreviation, species] | Senecio cruentus [species]

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Wikipedia:

Cineraria

Summary:

now generally treated as a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Africa. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in a broader sense ...  (41 of 389 words, 1 image)

Columbia:

groundsel | cineraria | ragwort | squawweed

Summary:

any plant of the very large genus Senecio, widely distributed herbs and (in the tropics) shrubs or trees of the family Asteraceae (aster family). Many ...  (25 of 162 words, pronunciation)

Britannica:

cineraria

Summary:

any of several ornamental plants that have been developed by florists from species of the genus Senecio or related genera in the composite family ...  (24 of 100 words)

Encarta:

cineraria | cinerarias [plural] | Senecio hybridus [Latin]

Summary:

a plant cultivated for its mass of blue, purple, or red flowers resembling daisies. Native to: Canary Islands. Latin name Senecio hybridus.  (22 of 58 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Merriam-Webster:

cineraria | Senecio cruentus [species]

Summary:

any of several garden or potted plants derived from a perennial senecio of the Canary Islands and having heart-shaped leaves and clusters of bright ...  (24 of 53 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Random House:

cineraria

Summary:

any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, ...  (22 of 32 words, pronunciation)

Wiktionary:

cinerario [Italian] | cineraria [Italian, feminine] | urna cineraria

Summary:

funeral, cremation (attributive); cinerary  (4 of 5 words)

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