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ag•er•a•tum

Pronunciation: (aj"u-rā'tum, u-jer'u-), [key]
—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 other composite plants, as the mistflower, having blue or white flowers.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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