Ageratum

Quick meaning: Ageratum is a noun meaning Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.

Meaning

Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.

Example Sentences

A stone path edged with ageratum leads to the grape arbor […]

They helped carry things up a sidewalk bordered with a purple fringe of ageratums into the small house behind the parsonage.

1888, George Washington Cable, Bonaventure, New York: Scribner, “Grande Pointe,” Chapter 2, pp. 77-78, The way before him was little more than a bridle-path along the earth […] . The soft blue tufts of the ageratum were on each side continually.

Word Forms

• ageratums

Synonyms for ageratum

Depending on context, synonyms include mistflower.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mistflower, snakeroot, goatweed, agrimony, ragwort, eragrostis.

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