Associations to the word «Silversword»

Wiktionary

SILVERSWORD, noun. Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.

Dictionary definition

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.

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