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Definition of Silver-bush

1. Noun. Silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers.

2. Noun. Deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver-bush

siluroidei siluroids silurus silva silvae silvan silvanite silvans silvas silvate

silvates silvatic silver silver-ammoniacal silver stain silver-bell tree silver-bush (current term) silver-fork deformity silver-fork fracture silver-grey silver-lace

silver-leaved nettle silver-leaved nightshade silver-leaved poplar silver-plate silver-plated silver-tin alloy silver-tip silver-tongue silver-tongued silver-worker

Literary usage of Silver-bush

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

1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Silver Bush. Clematis Vitalba, L.—Jersey. Silver-Chain. ' The white laburnum.' Hal. Robinia Pseudacacia, L.—A name invented in imitation of Gulden Chain ..."

2. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Sediment. To silt-up, to obstruct a stream by the accumulation of sand. silver-bush, ». The houseleek, or seagreen. SILVER-CHAIN, ». The white la- burnum. ..."

3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1886)
"Sediment. To tilt-up, to obstruct a stream by the accumulation of sand. silver-bush, ,-. The houseleek, or seagreen. SILVER-CHAIN, ». The white laburnum. ..."

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