Definition of Centaurea cineraria

1. Noun. A plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust.

Exact synonyms: Centaurea Gymnocarpa, Dusty Miller
Generic synonyms: Centaury

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centaurea Cineraria

Celtis australis
Celtis laevigata
Celtis occidentalis
Celto-Germanic
Celtogermanic
Celts
Cenchrus
Cenchrus ciliaris
Cenchrus tribuloides
Cenozoic
Cenozoic era
Census Bureau
Centaur
Centaurea
Centaurea americana
Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea gymnocarpa
Centaurea imperialis
Centaurea moschata
Centaurea nigra
Centaurea scabiosa
Centaurea solstitialis
Centauria calcitrapa
Centaurium
Centaurium calycosum
Centaurium minus
Centaurium scilloides
Centaurs
Centaurus

Literary usage of Centaurea cineraria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Lower leaf from a young plant of centaurea cineraria. (ХИ) 870. Radical leaf of Centaurea gymnocarpa. (ХИ) 4. ..."

2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Of fine-leaved plants which can be raised from seed for use in the open-air the same year, there are Amaranthus, Celosia, Centaurea, Cineraria, Humea, ..."

3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"Of fine-leaved plants which can be raised from seed for use in the open-air the same year, there are Amaranthus, Celosía, Centaurea, Cineraria, Humea, ..."

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