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silversword

UK/ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/

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

Noun

silversword (plural silverswords)

  1. Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.
    • It takes the silversword twenty years to screw up the energy for its final floral pyrotechnic.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 37

Forms of silversword

pluralsilverswords

Origin of silversword

From silver + sword.

Questions about silversword

What does silversword mean?
Silversword means any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs.
What part of speech is silversword?
Silversword is a noun.
How do you pronounce silversword?
Silversword is pronounced /ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of silversword?
The plural of silversword is silverswords.

Words near silversword in the dictionary

  1. Silverstein
  2. Silversteinian
  3. Silversteins
  4. silverstone
  5. Silverstream
  6. silversword
  7. silverswords
  8. silvertail
  9. silvertails
  10. Silverthorn
  11. Silverthorne

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