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ageratum

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ageratum

1
n
any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
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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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ageratum
1

n any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

Types:
Ageratum houstonianum, common ageratum
small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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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

Synonyms:
Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, mist-flower, mistflower
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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