cineraria

2 definitions found

cineraria - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

cineraria - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cineraria
      n 1: herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
           purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn:
           cineraria, Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus]