dusty miller

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Definition of dusty miller in English English dictionary

A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process

One of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, and Lychnis coronaria

herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

Any of various plants of the genera Artemisia, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Lychnis, and Senecio, having leaves and stems covered with dustlike down

Hyphenation

dus·ty Mill·er

Turkish pronunciation

dʌsti mîlır

Pronunciation

/ˈdəstē ˈmələr/ /ˈdʌstiː ˈmɪlɜr/