"silversword" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪlvəsɔːd/ [UK] Forms: silverswords [plural]
Etymology: From silver + sword. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|silver|sword}} silver + sword Head templates: {{en-noun}} silversword (plural silverswords)
  1. Any member of the genus Argyroxiphium of flowering plants native to Hawaii, with long, narrow leaves sometimes covered in silvery hairs. Wikipedia link: silversword Categories (lifeform): Composites

Inflected forms

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