- flossflower blue
- noun
: a pale purple that is redder and paler than average lavender, redder and duller than mauvette or wistaria (sense 2a), and bluer and less strong than phlox pink — called also ageratum blue
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
flossflower blue
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ageratum blue — noun : flossflower blue … Useful english dictionary
dusty mauve — noun : a pale purple that is redder and duller than average lavender or wistaria (sense 2a) and redder and deeper than flossflower blue … Useful english dictionary
lavender mist — noun : a pale purple that is paler than average lavender, bluer and duller than wistaria (sense 2a), and bluer, stronger, and slightly lighter than flossflower blue … Useful english dictionary
mauvette — mōˈvet noun ( s) Etymology: French, round leaved geranium, from mauve mallow + ette : a pale purple that is redder and paler than average lavender, bluer and paler than phlox pink or wistaria (sense 2a), and bluer, lighter … Useful english dictionary
phlox pink — noun : a pale purple that is redder and paler than average lavender, redder and darker than wistaria (sense 2a), and redder and stronger than flossflower blue … Useful english dictionary
Ageratum houstonianum — Flossflower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
ageratum — /aj euh ray teuhm, euh jer euh /, n. 1. any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, esp. A. houstonianum, having heart shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Ageratum — Taxobox name = Ageratum image width = 200px image caption = Tropical Whiteweed ( Ageratum conyzoides ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Eupatorieae genus = Ageratum… … Wikipedia
