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CINERARIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cineraria mean?
• CINERARIA (noun)
The noun CINERARIA has 1 sense:
1. herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
Familiarity information: CINERARIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cineraria; Pericallis cruenta; Senecio cruentus
Hypernyms ("cineraria" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("cineraria" is a member of...):
genus Pericallis; Pericallis (cineraria)
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