Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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 : WordNet®
cineraria
See {cinerarium}
cineraria
n : herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: {Pericallis
cruenta}, {Senecio cruentus}]
cinerarium
n : a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the
cremated dead [syn: {columbarium}]
[also: {cineraria} (pl)]