ageratum mexicanum

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ageratum mexicanum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ageratum \A*ger"a*tum\ ([.a]*j[e^]r"[.a]*t[u^]m or
     [a^]j`[~e]r*[=a]"t[u^]m), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'agh`raton a
     sort of plant; 'a priv. + gh`ras old age.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants, one species of which (Ageratum Mexicanum
     ) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.
     [1913 Webster]