Definition of dusty miller Dusty miller
dust•y mill•er
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WordNet
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| dusty miller - herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant | ||
| beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stelleriana | ||
| wormwood any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium | ||
| dusty miller - stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves | ||
| Senecio cineraria, Cineraria maritima | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| dusty miller - shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | ||
| silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum | ||
| composite plant, composite considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers | ||
| dusty miller - a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust | ||
| Centaurea cineraria, Centaurea gymnocarpa | ||
| dusty miller - an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers | ||
| mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dusty miller (Noun)
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process. - dusty miller (Noun)
One of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria , Senecio cineraria , and Lychnis coronaria .
