- sil|ver|tree
- sil|ver|tree «SIHL vuhr TREE», noun.a small, evergreen tree with silvery, lance-shaped leaves, native to South Africa.
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sil|ver-bell tree — silver bell, or sil|ver bell tree «SIHL vuhr BEHL», a small North American tree, related to the storax, often grown for its white, bell shaped flowers … Useful english dictionary
Silver tree — 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-bell tree — 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 bell — sil′ver bell′ n. pln any North American shrub or small tree of the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white bell shaped flowers. Also called sil′ver bell′ tree … From formal English to slang
silverbelltree — sil·ver·bell tree (sĭlʹvər bĕl ) Carolinasilverbell Halesia carolina Wendy Smith n. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Halesia, especially H. carolina, of the southeast United States, having drooping, bell shaped white flowers and dry,… … Universalium
silver fir — sil′ver fir′ n. pln a fir tree, Abies alba, native to Europe, the young branches of which are covered with grayish fuzz • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
silver maple — sil′ver ma′ple n. 1) pln a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath 2) the hard, close grained wood of this tree • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
silver bell — noun any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell shaped flowers • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • Hyponyms: ↑silver bell tree, ↑silverbell tree, ↑snowdrop tree, ↑opossum wood, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Abies pectinata — 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
