1.
[syn: mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum]
2. any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ageratum \A*ger"a*tum\ ([.a]*j[e^]r"[.a]*t[u^]m or
[a^]j`[~e]r*[=a]"t[u^]m), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'agh`raton a
sort of plant; 'a priv. + gh`ras old age.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, one species of which (Ageratum
Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ageratum
n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States
and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn:
mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium
coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum]
2: any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and
small heads of blue or white flowers