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
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
