n.
1.shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down
2.stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves
3.a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
4.herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America
5.an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
Idiom of the Day
fizzle out
to fail after a good start, to end in failure
The party began to fizzle out at midnight after many people went home.