Meaning of LEUCADENDRON
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[n] large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts |
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LEUCADENDRON is a 12 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Leucadendron |
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| | See Also: | | dicot genus, family Proteaceae, Leucadendron argenteum, magnoliopsid genus, protea family, Proteaceae, silver tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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