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    ARGYROXIPHIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubsplay

    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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