| NOUN | plant | Argyroxiphium, genus Argyroxiphium | small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs |
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| Meaning | small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs. | |
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| Synonym | genus Argyroxiphium | |
| Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
| Members | silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense | low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem |
| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
| Spanish | argyroxiphium, genus argyroxiphium | |
| Catalan | argyroxiphium, genus argyroxiphium | |
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