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English noun: dusty miller | |||
| 1. | dusty miller (plant) shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | ||
| Synonyms | Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, silver lace, silver-lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | composite, composite plant | ||
| Member meronym | genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum | ||
| 2. | dusty miller (plant) stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves | ||
| Synonyms | Cineraria maritima, Senecio cineraria | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Member meronym | genus Senecio, Senecio | ||
| 3. | dusty miller (plant) a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust | ||
| Synonyms | Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | centaury | ||
| 4. | dusty miller (plant) herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant | ||
| Synonyms | Artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, old woman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wormwood | ||
| Member meronym | genus Artemisia | ||
| 5. | dusty miller (plant) an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers | ||
| Synonyms | gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria, mullein pink, rose campion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | catchfly, lychnis | ||
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