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silversword

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Noun1.silversword - low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stemsilversword - low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
Argyroxiphium, genus Argyroxiphium - small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Cavalryman's dam Silversword was by no means devoid of ability during her spell with Fabre, but she was fragile, seeing little action.
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In Hawaii, feral goats have degraded habitats, increased erosion, promoted the invasion of alien plants and threatened endangered indigenous plant species like the Haleakala silversword and Mann's bluegrass.
Goat power: the ups and downs of using goats to control fires by Starin, Dawn / Our Planet
In Hawaii, feral goats have degraded habitats, increased erosion, promoted the invasion of alien plants and threatened endangered indigenous plant species like the Haleakala silversword and Mann's bluegrass.
Goat power: the ups and downs of using goats to control fires by Starin, Dawn / E
 
 
 
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