| Pronunciation: | | `aju'reytum
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| Matching Terms: | | ageratum houstonianum
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- [n] any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
- [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 |
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| | See Also: | | Ageratum houstonianum, common ageratum, Conoclinium, flower, genus Ageratum, genus Conoclinium |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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