cineraria

[ sin-uh-rair-ee-uh ]

/ ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i ə /

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 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

Words nearby cineraria

cineole, cinephile, cineplastic amputation, cineradiography, Cinerama, cineraria, cinerarium, cinerary, cinerator, cinerea, cinereous

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Example sentences from the Web for cineraria

To illustrate the change of method still further we may instance the Cineraria.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
M. Flamaran was carrying under his arm a pot of cineraria, which made his stomach a perfect bower.
The Ink-Stain, Complete|Rene Bazin
What has been done with the Cineraria has its parallel in quite a number of the most elegant decorative flowers.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
Having thus finished with the cineraria and their contents, the exploration of the tomb itself was resumed.
Pagan and Christian Rome|Rodolfo Lanciani

The cineraria is an excellent illustration of the composite form, which bears both kinds of flowers.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 5, May 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cineraria

cineraria

/ (ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪə) /

noun

a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Word Origin for cineraria

C16: from New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves

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单词	cineraria
释义	cineraria [ sin-uh-rair-ee-uh ] / ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i ə / 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 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 Words nearby cineraria cineole, cinephile, cineplastic amputation, cineradiography, Cinerama, cineraria, cinerarium, cinerary, cinerator, cinerea, cinereous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cineraria To illustrate the change of method still further we may instance the Cineraria. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons M. Flamaran was carrying under his arm a pot of cineraria, which made his stomach a perfect bower. The Ink-Stain, Complete\|Rene Bazin What has been done with the Cineraria has its parallel in quite a number of the most elegant decorative flowers. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition\|Sutton and Sons Having thus finished with the cineraria and their contents, the exploration of the tomb itself was resumed. Pagan and Christian Rome\|Rodolfo Lanciani The cineraria is an excellent illustration of the composite form, which bears both kinds of flowers. Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 5, May 1899\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cineraria cineraria / (ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪə) / noun a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Word Origin for cineraria C16: from New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cineraria ossuary, crypt, sepulcher, vault, tomb, sepulture, mausoleum, ossuarium
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cineraria

noun

Origin of cineraria

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Example sentences from the Web for cineraria

British Dictionary definitions for cineraria

noun

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