dusty miller
pronunciation
How to pronounce dusty miller in British English:
UK [ˈdʌsti: ˈmɪlə]
How to pronounce dusty miller in American English:
US [ˈdʌsti ˈmɪlɚ]
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- Noun:
- shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
- stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria
- a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
- herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
- an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers