CINERARIAS

Noun

cinerarias

plural of cineraria

Source: Wiktionary


CINERARIA

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



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FUNERAL

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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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