senecio
noun
se·ne·cio
si-ˈnē-sh(ē-ˌ)ō 
plural senecios
: any of a large genus (Senecio) of widely distributed composite plants that have alternate or basal leaves and flower heads usually with yellow ray flowers
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The nursery grows more than 650 varieties including many different kinds of haworthia, kalanchoe, senecio, aeonium and sedum.
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Her bouquet was made of white calla lilies, silver senecio, lily of the valley, hydrangeas.
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Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Dec. 2017
Her bouquet was made of white calla lilies, silver senecio, lily of the valley, hydrangeas.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2017
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senecio
noun
se·ne·cio
si-ˈnē-sh(ē-ˌ)ō
1
capitalized
: a genus of widely distributed plants (family Compositae) including some containing various alkaloids which are poisonous to livestock
2
plural senecios
: any plant of the genus Senecio
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