Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ageratum

/ədʒˈɛɹətəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: ager-a-tum
IPA: /ədʒˈɛɹətəm/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1888, George Washington Cable, Bonaventure, New York: Scribner, “Grande Pointe,” Chapter 2, pp. 77-78, The way before him was little more than a bridle-path along the earth […] . The soft blue tufts of the ageratum were on each side continually."
"They helped carry things up a sidewalk bordered with a purple fringe of ageratums into the small house behind the parsonage."
"A stone path edged with ageratum leads to the grape arbor […]"

Etymology

From the genus name.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ageratums (plural)

Synonyms

mistflower mist-flower conoclinium coelestinum eupatorium coelestinum

Questions

How do you pronounce ageratum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ədʒˈɛɹətəm/.
What does ageratum mean?: Any member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.
Where does ageratum come from?: From the genus name.

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