Phrase guide
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noun
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Jacobaea maritima, Artemisia stelleriana, Spyridium parvifolium, and Silene coronaria, syn. Lychnis coronaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lychnis, catchfly
noun
herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stelleriana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wormwood
noun
a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: centaury
noun
stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Senecio cineraria, Cineraria maritima
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: composite, composite plant
History
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