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Noun: cineraria  ,si-nu'reh-ree-u
  1. Herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red or variegated daisylike flowers
    "Cineraria's vibrant blooms brightened the windowsill";
    - Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus
Noun: cinerarium (cineraria,cinerariums)  ,si-nu'reh-ree-um
  1. A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
    "The family placed the urn in the cinerarium at the memorial garden";
    - columbarium

Derived forms: cinerarias

Type of: flower, niche, recess

Part of: genus Pericallis, Pericallis

Encyclopedia: Cineraria

Cinerarium