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ARGYROXIPHIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs

Synonyms:

Argyroxiphium; genus Argyroxiphium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Argyroxiphium" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Argyroxiphium"):

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)

Holonyms ("Argyroxiphium" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)

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