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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]

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cineraria See cinerarium

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cineraria

noun

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

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cinerarium

noun

a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead [syn: columbarium] [also: cineraria (pl)]

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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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