Noun

• 1. shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

• 2. stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria

• 3. a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust

• 4. herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant

• 5. an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers