NOUN | plant | genus Argyroxiphium, 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 | 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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