ageratum

[ aj-uh-rey-tuhm, uh-jer-uh- ]

/ ˌædʒ əˈreɪ təm, əˈdʒɛr ə- /

noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, especially A. houstonianum, having heart-shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens.

any of various other composite plants, as the mistflower, having blue or white flowers.

Origin of ageratum

1560–70; <New Latin; Latin agēraton<Greek agḗraton, neuter of agḗratos unaging, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + gērat- (stem of gêras) old age + -os adj. suffix

Words nearby ageratum

age of discretion, Age of Reason, age-old, age-proof, ager, ageratum, Agesilaus II, age spot, age spots, ageusia, Aggadah

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Example sentences from the Web for ageratum

Ageratum, candytuft and dwarf nasturtiums are good for the purpose.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.|Ellen Eddy Shaw
The Ageratum is a lovely plant for a low bed, with its great masses of soft lavender flowers.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford
It is easily grown, and makes a fine second-row plant for a border, contrasting well with Browallia or Ageratum.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
The soft blue tufts of the ageratum were on each side continually.
Bonaventure|George Washington Cable

I should think a low-growing plant like ageratum would be pretty in a vase of that sort.
Ethel Morton's Enterprise|Mabell S.C. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for ageratum

ageratum

/ (ˌædʒəˈreɪtəm) /

noun

any tropical American plant of the genus Ageratum, such as A. houstonianum and A. conyzoides, which have thick clusters of purplish-blue flowers

Word Origin for ageratum

C16: New Latin, via Latin from Greek agēraton that which does not age, from a- 1 + gērat-, stem of gēras old age; the flowers of the plant remain vivid for a long time

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ageratum
释义	ageratum [ aj-uh-rey-tuhm, uh-jer-uh- ] / ˌædʒ əˈreɪ təm, əˈdʒɛr ə- / noun any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, especially A. houstonianum, having heart-shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens. any of various other composite plants, as the mistflower, having blue or white flowers. Origin of ageratum 1560–70; <New Latin; Latin agēraton<Greek agḗraton, neuter of agḗratos unaging, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + gērat- (stem of gêras) old age + -os adj. suffix Words nearby ageratum age of discretion, Age of Reason, age-old, age-proof, ager, ageratum, Agesilaus II, age spot, age spots, ageusia, Aggadah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ageratum Ageratum, candytuft and dwarf nasturtiums are good for the purpose. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.\|Ellen Eddy Shaw The Ageratum is a lovely plant for a low bed, with its great masses of soft lavender flowers. Amateur Gardencraft\|Eben E. Rexford It is easily grown, and makes a fine second-row plant for a border, contrasting well with Browallia or Ageratum. The Practical Garden-Book\|C. E. Hunn The soft blue tufts of the ageratum were on each side continually. Bonaventure\|George Washington Cable I should think a low-growing plant like ageratum would be pretty in a vase of that sort. Ethel Morton's Enterprise\|Mabell S.C. Smith British Dictionary definitions for ageratum ageratum / (ˌædʒəˈreɪtəm) / noun any tropical American plant of the genus Ageratum, such as A. houstonianum and A. conyzoides, which have thick clusters of purplish-blue flowers Word Origin for ageratum C16: New Latin, via Latin from Greek agēraton that which does not age, from a- 1 + gērat-, stem of gēras old age; the flowers of the plant remain vivid for a long time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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