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Definition of Argyroxiphium sandwicense
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Silversword
Group relationships: Argyroxiphium, Genus Argyroxiphium
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Argyroxiphium, Genus Argyroxiphium
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argyroxiphium Sandwicense
Literary usage of Argyroxiphium sandwicense
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"... that the silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense, is found as low down as 7000
feet elevation on Mauna Loa. The vegetation from the volcano until one ..."
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