NOUN | plant | Argyroxiphium sandwicense, silversword | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | silversword | |
Member of | Argyroxiphium, genus Argyroxiphium | small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | silversword | |
Catalan | silversword |
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