cinerea
/sin-EH-ree-uh/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A colour epithet describing foliage, stems or flowers of a soft, dull grey - the tone of wood ash rather than the blue-grey of glaucous surfaces. This is the feminine form, paired with feminine genus names. Appears as cinereus (masculine), cinerea (feminine), or cinereum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin cinereus, meaning "ash-coloured," from cinis (ash).
Example
“Erica cinerea 'C.D. Eason' (C.D. Eason Heather) carries the feminine ending in agreement with the feminine genus name Erica.”