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GENUS ARGYROXIPHIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs
Synonyms:
Argyroxiphium; genus Argyroxiphium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Argyroxiphium" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus 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)
