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