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common ageratum

common ageratum

7.0
A small garden plant with fluffy blue or lavender flowers
  • noun
translation icon : agerato común
  • Gardeners often choose common ageratum for its low height and long-blooming flowers.

Examples

  • The common ageratum adds a splash of color to many summer gardens.

  • Blue beds of common ageratum brightened the flower show this year.

  • The common ageratum blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Have you seen the common ageratum in the garden?

  • Blue beds of common ageratum brightened the flower show this year.

  • Gardeners often choose common ageratum for its low height and long-blooming flowers.

  • The common ageratum adds a splash of color to many summer gardens.

Synonyms

Ageratum houstonianum
vscommon ageratum
  • Specialized
9.9

A small garden plant with fluffy blue or purple flowers

is the same in meaning but differs only in name or label
ageratum
vscommon ageratum
9.8

A garden plant with small blue or white flowers

focuses on fluffy blue to lavender flowers rather than white ones

How Woody

tree
∞ 1.0
shrub
44 1.0
subshrub
  • Specialized
7.9
common ageratum
7.0

Surface Forms

common ageratum singular
common ageratums plural

Morphology

common + Ageratum

The phrase is straightforwardly compositional: 'Ageratum' names a small ornamental herb and 'common' simply indicates the usual or widespread variety. A B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning without prior exposure, so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

Common ageratum comes from the Greek word ageratos, which means 'not growing old', because its small, fluffy flowers keep their color for a long time. The word common simply shows this is the widespread garden kind, so the name fits a small garden plant known for long-lasting blue or lavender flowers.