資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Leucadendron \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.



   {Silver steel}, an alloy of steel with a very small
      proportion of silver.

   {Silver stick}, a title given to the title field officer of
      the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.]
      --Thackeray.

   {Silver tree} (Bot.), a South African tree ({Leucadendron
      argenteum}) with long, silvery, silky leaves.

   {Silver trout}, (Zo["o]l.) See {Trout}.

   {Silver wedding}. See under {Wedding}.

   {Silver whiting} (Zo["o]l.), a marine sci[ae]noid food fish
      ({Menticirrus littoralis}) native of the Southern United
      States; -- called also {surf whiting}.

   {Silver witch} (Zo["o]l.), A lepisma.

資料來源 : WordNet®

Leucadendron argenteum
     n : small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage
         [syn: {silver tree}]