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/ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/ · noun
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.
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Silversword means Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs..
Common synonyms include argyroxiphium sandwicense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It takes the silversword twenty years to screw up the energy for its final floral pyrotechnic.
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