cineraria noun¹. [sɪnǝ'rɛ:rɪǝ] L16.
[mod. Latin (former genus name), fem. of Latin cinerarius CINERARY.]
Orig., the silver ragwort, Senecio cineraria, grown for its hoary leaves. Now, any of various garden hybrids of the allied Pericallis cruenta, of the Canary Islands, with corymbs of daisy-like blue, purple, etc., flower-heads, grown as pot plants.

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