silver beech

silver beech
noun
New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark
Hypernyms: ↑New Zealand beech
Member Holonyms: ↑Nothofagus, ↑genus Nothofagus

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noun
Etymology: silver (II)
: a New Zealand tree of the genus Nothofagus (especially N. Menziesii)

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  • silver-beech — balkšvasis notofagas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notofaginių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Nothofagus menziesii), paplitęs Naujojoje Zelandijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nothofagus menziesii angl. silver beech šaltinis Valstybinės …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • silver beech — /sɪlvə ˈbitʃ/ (say silvuh beech) noun a New Zealand forest tree, Nothofagus menziesii, with a silvery bark …  

  • silver birch — /sɪlvə ˈbɜtʃ/ (say silvuh berch) noun 1. a widely distributed European tree, Betula pendula, having a whitish papery bark. 2. any other member of the genus Betula with a similar bark. 3. NZ → silver beech …  

  • Silver — Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and rivers,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver age — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver bush — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver chub — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver eel — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver fir — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver foil — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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