dusty miller

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssilver-lacesilver laceTanacetum ptarmiciflorumChrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum

   Broadercomposite

   Part ofTanacetum
2. 2.

   stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves

   SynonymsSenecio cinerariaCineraria maritima

   Broadershrub

   Part ofSenecio
3. 3.

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

   SynonymsCentaurea cinerariaCentaurea gymnocarpa

   Broadercentaury
4. 4.

   herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant

   Synonymsbeach wormwoodold womanArtemisia stelleriana

   Broaderwormwood

   Part ofgenus Artemisia
5. 5.

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

   Synonymsmullein pinkrose campiongardener's delightLychnis coronaria

   Broaderlychnis

Questions about dusty miller

What does dusty miller mean?

dusty miller means "shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for dusty miller?

Close synonyms include silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, Senecio cineraria. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dusty miller a common word?

dusty miller is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.