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Large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts
Answer for the clue "Large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts ", 12 letters:
leucadendron
Word definitions for leucadendron in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae , endemic to South Africa , where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the genus (taxlink Leucadendron genus noshow=1) of evergreen shrubs.
Usage examples of leucadendron.
Perhaps the Leucadendrons, ventured Garry, if we find a cool, dryish place?