About The Word Leucadendron
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Leucadendron
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What's The Definition Of Leucadendron?
[n] large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts
Synonyms | Synonyms for Leucadendron: genus Leucadendron Related Terms | Find terms related to Leucadendron: See Also | dicot genus | family Proteaceae | Leucadendron argenteum | magnoliopsid genus | protea family | Proteaceae | silver tree Leucadendron In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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