Definition of Genus argyroxiphium

1. Noun. Small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Argyroxiphium

genus Ardisia
genus Areca
genus Arenaria
genus Arenga
genus Arethusa
genus Argemone
genus Argentina
genus Argentinosaurus
genus Argiope
genus Argonauta
genus Argusianus
genus Argynnis
genus Argyranthemum
genus Argyreia
genus Argyrotaenia
genus Argyroxiphium
genus Arilus
genus Ariocarpus
genus Ariomma
genus Arisaema
genus Arisarum
genus Aristolochia
genus Aristotelia
genus Arius
genus Arizona
genus Armadillidium
genus Armeria
genus Armillaria
genus Armillariella
genus Armoracia

Literary usage of Genus argyroxiphium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1850)
"... from the Island of Kauai, where it manifestly represents the genus Argyroxiphium, but constitutes a very distinct genus in character, allied as much to ..."

2. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"... Hawaiian Compositae, though of American affinity. These two genera are undoubtedly the oldest denizens of the Hawaiian Islands. The genus Argyroxiphium ..."

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