cineraria, Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus
(noun) herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
columbarium, cinerarium
(noun) a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cineraria
plural of cinerarium
From the genus name.
cineraria (plural cinerarias)
(botany) Any of the genus Cineraria of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
Any of the garden flowers in the species Pericallis Ă— hybrida (formerly classified in the genus Cineraria)
Source: Wiktionary
Cin`e*ra"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. LL. cinerarius pert. to ashes, fr. cinis ashes. So called from the ash-colored down on the leaves.] (Bot.)
Definition: A Linnæan genus of free-flowering composite plants, mostly from South Africa. Several species are cultivated for ornament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
