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DUSTY MILLER

Definition:

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