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Leucadendron

Leucadendron Meaning & Definition
Leucadendron Definition And Meaning

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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