Crossword clues for cineraria
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
See cinerarium
n. herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus]
n. a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead [syn: columbarium]
[also: cineraria (pl)]
Wikipedia
Cineraria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs.
In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in a broader sense including a number of species from the Canary Islands and Madeira which are now transferred to the genus Pericallis, including the florist's cineraria (Pericallis x hybrida).
The uses for Cineraria include topical application for the treatment of cataracts.
Species{{cite web| url = http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/bd/africa/genre.php?langue=an&id=3154
| title = Cineraria L.
| accessdate = 2008-03-31
| date = 1850
| work = African Flowering Plant Database
}}
Usage examples of "cineraria".
The napkins folded into stiff pyramids and the baskets of mauve cineraria smelling of almonds seemed to whet the appetite.
Every flowerbed was packed with serried clashing ranks of French marigolds, yellow calceolaria, royal-blue cineraria, flaming-red geraniums, billiard-ball pink zinnias and mauve asters.