noun
1. small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage
• Syn: ↑Leucadendron argenteum
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leucadendron, ↑genus Leucadendron
2. Australian timber tree
• Syn: ↑Tarrietia argyrodendron
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tarrietia, ↑genus Tarrietia
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noun1. : a So. African tree (Leucadendron argenteum) commonly cultivated for its long silvery silky leaves
2. : an Australian timber tree (Tarrietia argyrodendron) of the family Sterculiaceae
3. : silver bell
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silver tree noun
A silvery-leaved S African proteaceous tree (Leucadendron argenteum)
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Main Entry: ↑silver
Useful english dictionary. 2012.