cineraria
[ sin-uh-rair-ee-uh ]
/ ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i ə /
noun
any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
Origin of cineraria
1590–1600; < New Latin, feminine of
cinerārius ashen, equivalent to Latin
ciner- (stem of
cinis ashes) +
-ārius
-ary; so named from ash-colored down on leaves
Words nearby cineraria
cineole,
cinephile,
cineplastic amputation,
cineradiography,
cinerama,
cineraria,
cinerarium,
cinerary,
cinerator,
cinerea,
cinereous
Definition for cineraria (2 of 2)
cinerarium
[ sin-uh-rair-ee-uh m ]
/ ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i əm /
noun, plural cin·e·rar·i·a [sin-uh-rair-ee-uh] /ˌsɪn əˈrɛər i ə/.
a place for depositing the ashes of the dead after cremation.
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British Dictionary definitions for cineraria (1 of 2)
cineraria
/ (ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪə) /
noun
a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Word Origin for cineraria
C16: from New Latin, from Latin
cinerārius of ashes, from
cinis ashes; from its downy leaves
British Dictionary definitions for cineraria (2 of 2)
cinerarium
/ (ˌsɪnəˈrɛərɪəm) /
noun plural -raria (-ˈrɛərɪə)
a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
Derived forms of cinerarium
cinerary (ˈsɪnərərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for cinerarium
C19: from Latin, from
cinerārius relating to ashes; see
cineraria