| 单词 | dusty miller |
| 释义 | dusty miller (once / 107449 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n WORD FAMILY dusty miller: dusty millers USAGE EXAMPLESA boy no bigger than Dusty Miller had put a fife to his lips, was trying to blow it. Esther Hoskins Forbes, Johnny Tremain(1943) Roger smiled and bowed to the dusty miller, who held out a huge white hand for him to shake. Garis, Howard Roger, The White Crystals—Being an Account...(2012) At drawing tithes from dusty millers better is he far Than ruffling at a Cortés; he to match with Carrión!” Spence, Lewis, Legends & Romances of Spain(2012) 1 n a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust 2Syn|Hyper Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea n herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant 3Syn|Hyper Artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, old woman wormwood any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium n shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum 4Syn|Hyper Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, silver lace, silver-lace composite, composite plant considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers n stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves 5Syn|Hyper Cineraria maritima, Senecio cineraria bush, shrub a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems n an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers Syn|Hyper Lychnis coronaria, gardener's delight, mullein pink, rose campion catchfly, lychnis mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone |
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