silversword

silversword
Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.

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  • silversword — noun Date: 1856 a long lived composite plant (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) of Maui and Hawaii that has a rosette of lanceolate leaves covered with silvery hairs and that dies after producing a very tall raceme of numerous usually purplish or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • silversword —   Hinahina, āhinahina. Cf. iliau …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • silversword — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Argyroxiphium sandwicense • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mauna Kea silversword — (note protective fence) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Haleakala Silversword — Taxobox | name = Haleakalā silversword image width = 240px image caption = Haleakalā silversword status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Judgement Silversword -Rebirth Edition- — Infobox VG title = Judgment Silversword Rebirth Edition developer = M KAI publisher = Qute release = February 5, 2004 genre = Vertical scrolling shooter modes = Single player platforms = WonderSwan Color media = Cartridge Winner of the WWGP 2001… …   Wikipedia

  • Argyroxiphium — Taxobox name = Silversword image width = 250px image caption = Haleakalā silversword regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Heliantheae genus = Argyroxiphium genus authority …   Wikipedia

  • Mauna Kea — with its seasonal snow cap visible Elevation 4,205 m (13,796  …   Wikipedia

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