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Meaning of AGERATUM

Pronunciation:  `aju'reytum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
  2. [n]  rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
 
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 Synonyms: Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mistflower
 
 See Also: Ageratum houstonianum, common ageratum, Conoclinium, flower, genus Ageratum, genus Conoclinium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*ger"a*tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sort of plant; 'a
priv. + ? old age.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, one species of which ({A. Mexicanum}) has
lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.
 
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