Cineraria

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cineraria \Cin`e*ra"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. LL. cinerarius pert. to
     ashes, fr. cinis ashes. So called from the ash-colored down
     on the leaves.] (Bot.)
     A Linn[ae]an genus of free-flowering composite plants, mostly
     from South Africa. Several species are cultivated for
     ornament.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cineraria
       See {cinerarium}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cineraria
       n : herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
           purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: {Pericallis
           cruenta}, {Senecio cruentus}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cinerarium
       n : a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the
           cremated dead [syn: {columbarium}]
       [also: {cineraria} (pl)]