ageratum
(noun) any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum
(noun) rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
ageratum (usually uncountable, plural ageratums)
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
Source: Wiktionary
A*ger"a*tum, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants, one species of which (A. Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 January 2025
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
