'Xeranthemum anuum' definitions:

Definition of 'Xeranthemum anuum'

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  • Everlasting \Ev`er*last"ing\, n.
  • 1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity. [1913 Webster]
  • From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps. xc. 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle ({Xeranthemum anuum}) of the French, the cudweeds, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting. [1913 Webster]