silversword
sil·ver·sword
noun \ˈsil-vər-ˌsȯrd\Definition of SILVERSWORD
: a long-lived composite plant (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) of Maui and Hawaii that has a rosette of lanceolate leaves covered with silvery hairs and that dies after producing a very tall raceme of numerous usually purplish or reddish flowers
First Known Use of SILVERSWORD
1856
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