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ageratum

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Main Entry:
ag·er·a·tum 
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Pronunciation:
\ˌa-jə-ˈrā-təm\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ag·er·a·tum also ag·er·a·tums
Etymology:
New Latin, genus name, from Greek agēratos ageless, from a- + gēras old age — more at geront-
Date:
1866
: any of a genus (Ageratum) of annual tropical American composite herbs often cultivated for their small showy heads of usually blue or white flowers ; also : a related blue-flowered perennial (Eupatorium coelestinum)


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