ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CINERARIA
From New Latin, from Latin cinerārius of ashes, from cinis ashes; from its downy leaves.
WHAT DOES CINERARIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Cineraria
Cineraria is now generally treated as a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Africa. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in a broader sense including a number of species from the Canary Islands and Madeira which are now transferred to the genus
Pericallis, including the Florist's Cineraria. The uses for Cineraria include topical application for the treatment of cataracts.
Definition of cineraria in the English dictionary
The definition of cineraria in the dictionary is a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CINERARIA»
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cineraria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cineraria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Khejri (Prosopis
cineraria) in the Indian desert: its role ...
Contributed articles.
Haracharan Singh Mann, S. K. Saxena, Central Arid Zone Research Institute (India),
1980
2
Noxious Weeds of Australia
Nomenclature. Cineraria is derived from the Latin cineris, meaning -ashes', and
refers to the greyish bloom present on some species of the genus; lyrata is from
the Latin lyra, meaning 'lyre', in this instance more strictly -lyre-shaped', which, ...
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson,
2001
The -methods of propagation, growth and utilisation of P. cineraria including
lopping are based on traditional knowledge acquired by farmers by trial and error
, through generations of experience. In the early stages of growth, P. cineraria is
a ...
4
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Cineraria maritima, or sea cineraria; flowers panicled; leaves pinnatifid,
tomentose; divifionsssinuated; flem shrubby. Stems many, fflwoody, two or three
feet high, divided in many branches, which- have a white downy bark; leaves
very woolly, ...
5
Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Cineraria aurea, or golden cineraria : flowers co- rymbed ; leaves lanceolate,
serrate, tomentose underneath. Stature of senecio paludolus, but the flowers
twice as large, yellow, with a large ray. Native of Siberia ; perennial. 12. Cineraria
...
Senecio cruentus; Common Names: Cineraria, Florists' Cineraria; Family:
Compositae; Origin: Canary Island. The modern garden Cineraria is developed
from Senecio cruentus (Cineraria cruenta) and is one of the best shade-loving
annuals.
Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay,
1986
Introduction Cineraria L. (Senecioneae, Asteraceae) comprises mainly perennial
herbs and subshrubs with heterogamous, radiate capitula with yellow florets.
Many of the species have grey leaves and stems due to a tomentose or
cobwebby ...
Prosopis cineraria (Khejri) is a ubiquitous tree in the vast alluvial plains of
Western Rajasthan and constitutes the principal component of the Desert Thorn
Forest (Champion, 1936). Although it has a wide ecological amplitude, its
optimum ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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Firewood Crops: Shrub and Tree Species for Energy Production ...
Botanic Name Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce Synonym Prosopis spicigera L.
Common Names Jand, khejri (India); ghaf (Arabia) ;jandi (Pakistan) Family
Leguminosae (Mimosoideae) Main Attributes Prosopis cineraria is a useful tree
with great ...
10
Plant Tissue Culture, Development, and Biotechnology
25. Direct. Nonzygotic. Embryogenesis. from. Leaves. and. Flower. Receptacles.
of. Cineraria. R. N. Trigiano,. M. C. Scott,. and. K. R. Malueg. The florists' cineraria
, Senecio x hybridus Hyl., is a daisy-like flowering pot plant and a species ...
Robert N. Trigiano, Dennis J. Gray,
2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CINERARIA»
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Bright fuchsia
Among cut-leaved silvery plants I like a fine cut-leaved centaurea, which has now been reclassified as Centaurea cineraria (it used to be ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Keep your garden safe from pests
Culley said there are many plants that rabbits and squirrels do not like, for example, ageratum, impatiens, scabiosa and cineraria. Among the ... «Butler Eagle, Jun 15»
Sonja Slinger: There's just no slowing Jocelyn Vickery
Colour is found in a border garden around a neat lawn, with impatiens, pansies, daisies, cineraria, azalea and rhododendron. Wax eyes feed ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jun 15»
Begonias – 'the' plant for summertime
A super companion to the bold colours of begonias is cineraria maritima. This silvery-white foliage plant can be used as an edging, mixed with ... «Hawick News, Jun 15»
Coming out in the art world
She has placed the original cineraria painting next to the print and asks her guests to guess which is which. The writer picks the print and the ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jun 15»
Right plants can help bring back the honey bee
Another American favorite is Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria): This low-growing perennial is known for its silver-gray foliage and its yellow ... «YourGV.com, Jun 15»
Color coordinating gardens by the season
The annual Dusty Miller, Senechio cineraria, sports not-quite-white foliage. Nicotiana, Nicotiana alata, a.k.a. “flowering tobacco," in white lends ... «Republican Journal, Jun 15»
Winter colour
For intense colour around entertaining areas and the front door, pots of annual cineraria, bedding begonias and primula will put on a short but ... «The West Australian, Jun 15»
Ghaf: A look at the importance of UAE's national tree
Intercropping: Owing to the deep root system, a mono-layered canopy and the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, P.cineraria is compatible with ... «Khaleej Times, Jun 15»
Royal Challengers Bangalore Recognized For Eco-Friendly Initiatives
The single stamp is valued at Rs 5 bears the Royal Challengers Bangalore logo alongside a Cineraria flower. This is for RCB's eco-friendly ... «NDTVSports.com, May 15»