cineraria
/ˌsɪnəˈreərɪə/noun
1- a plant of the daisy family with compact masses of bright flowers, cultivated as a winter-flowering pot plant瓜叶菊。
1.1
- Genus Pericallis (formerly Senecio or Cineraria), family Compositae.瓜叶菊属(原称千里光属或瓜叶菊属), 菊科。
词源
modern Latin, feminine of Latin cinerarius 'of ashes', from cinis, ciner- 'ashes' (because of the ash-coloured down on the leaves).