AGERATUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ageratum mean? 

• AGERATUM (noun)
  The noun AGERATUM has 2 senses:

1. rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

2. any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

  Familiarity information: AGERATUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGERATUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

ageratum; Conoclinium coelestinum; Eupatorium coelestinum; mist-flower; mistflower

Hypernyms ("ageratum" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("ageratum" is a member of...):

Conoclinium; genus Conoclinium (mistflower)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ageratum" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ageratum"):

Ageratum houstonianum; common ageratum (small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms)

Holonyms ("ageratum" is a member of...):

genus Ageratum (genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers)