What is "dusty miller"

dusty \dust"y\ (d[u^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. Dustier (d[u^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dustiest (d[u^]st"[i^]*[e^]st).] [AS. dystig. See Dust.]

1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; a dusty attic; also, reducing to dust.

   And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.
   --Shak.

2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white.

   Dusty miller (Bot.), a plant ( Cineraria maritima); -- so called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.

common name for auricula, 1825, so called from the powder on the leaves and flower; millers, by the nature of their work, being famously dusty.

n. 1 (context idiomatic English) A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process. 2 One of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: (taxlink Centaurea cineraria species noshow=1), (taxlink Senecio cineraria species noshow=1), and (taxlink Lychnis coronaria species noshow=1).

1. n. shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum]

2. stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria [syn: Senecio cineraria, Cineraria maritima]

3. a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust [syn: Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa]

4. herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant [syn: beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stelleriana]

5. an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers [syn: mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria]

Joan 'Dusty' Miller, O.Ont is a former Canadian politician who served as the first woman mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1978 until the end of 1980 when she was defeated. Miller was married to Lakehead University history professor Tom Miller. Prior to her political activity, she was active in amateur theatre. She is a member of the Order of Ontario. She died on February 15, 2012.

Dusty Miller may refer to:

• Dusty Miller (mayor), Canadian politician, mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Dusty Miller (martyr) (died 1945), British P.O.W. during the Second World War, crucified by a Japanese guard because of his faith
• Dusty Miller (1890s outfielder) (1868–1945), American professional baseball player primarily with the Cincinnati Reds
• Dusty Miller (1900s outfielder) (1876–1950), American professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs

Dusty Miller is also the common name of several plants:

• Artemisia stelleriana
• Centaurea cineraria
• Jacobaea maritima (formerly Senecio cineraria, )
• Lychnis coronaria
• Spyridium parvifolium

"Dusty" Miller was a British P.O.W. in Thailand on the Burma Railway during Second World War. His life and death is attested to in Ernest Gordon's autobiographical work Through the Valley of the Kwai (also published under the titles To End All Wars and Miracle on the River Kwai).

Charles Bradley Miller (September 10, 1868 in Oil City, Pennsylvania – September 3, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between and , for the St. Louis Browns/Perfectos, Cincinnati Reds, and Baltimore Orioles.

Dakin Evans "Dusty" Miller (September 3, 1876 – April 19, 1950) was a professional baseball player. He played 51 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Orphans in 1902, primarily as an outfielder.