cineraria

cineraria
[ˌsɪnəˈrɛːrɪə]
noun
  1. a plant of the daisy family with compact masses of bright flowers, cultivated as a winter-flowering pot plant
    瓜叶菊
  2. Genus Pericallis (formerly Senecio or Cineraria), family Compositae
    瓜叶菊属(原称千里光属或瓜叶菊属),菊科
语源
  1. modern Latin, feminine of Latin cinerarius 'of ashes', from cinis, ciner- 'ashes' (because of the ash-coloured down on the leaves)
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