Found 2 items, similar to cineraria.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cineraria
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)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cineraria
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]