Meanings
plural ageratums
- uncountableusuallyAny 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.
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.
2 more examples
They helped carry things up a sidewalk bordered with a purple fringe of ageratums into the small house behind the parsonage.
1988, Barbara Kingsolver, chapter 17, in The Bean Trees, New York: HarperPerennial, page 218A stone path edged with ageratum leads to the grape arbor […]
1993, Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries, London: Fourth Estate, page 195
Synonyms & antonyms
nounrhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the genus name.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan agèrat
- agèratany member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
Esperanto agerato
- ageratoany member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
French ageratum
- ageratumany member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
Greek αγήρατο
- αγήρατο (agírato)any member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
Italian agerato
- ageratoany member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
Polish żeniszek
- żeniszekany member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
Portuguese agerato
- ageratoany member of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs
Cite this entry
ageratum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ageratum
“ageratum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ageratum. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ageratum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ageratum.
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