genus Leucadendron

genus Leucadendron
noun
large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts
Syn: ↑Leucadendron
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Proteaceae, ↑family Proteaceae, ↑protea family
Member Meronyms: ↑silver tree, ↑Leucadendron argenteum

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  • Leucadendron — taxobox name = Leucadendron image caption = Leucadendron argenteum regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Leucadendron genus authority = R.Br. range range map… …   Wikipedia

  • Leucadendron — noun large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts • Syn: ↑genus Leucadendron • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Proteaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leucadendron argenteum — taxobox name = Leucadendron argenteum status = VU status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Leucadendron species = L. argenteum binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Leucadendron discolor — taxobox status = EN status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Leucadendron species = L. discolor binomial = Leucadendron discolor binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Leucadendron nobile — taxobox status = LR/lc status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Leucadendron species = L. nobile binomial = Leucadendron nobile binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Leucadendron strobilinum — taxobox status = LR/cd status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Leucadendron species = L. strobilinum binomial = Leucadendron strobilinum… …   Wikipedia

  • Leucadendron argenteum — noun small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage • Syn: ↑silver tree • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Leucadendron, ↑genus Leucadendron …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leucadendron — Leu ca*den dron (l[=u] k[.a]*d[e^]n dr[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko s white + de ndron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. {Leucadendron argenteum} is the {silverboom} of the colonists.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leucadendron argenteum — Leucadendron Leu ca*den dron (l[=u] k[.a]*d[e^]n dr[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko s white + de ndron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. {Leucadendron argenteum} is the {silverboom} of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leucadendron argenteum — 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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