'Cineraria' definitions:
Definition of 'cineraria'
From: WordNet
noun
Herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: cineraria, Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus]
Definition of 'Cineraria'
From: GCIDE
- 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]