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silver-bush

silver-bush

9.9
A European bush with silvery hairy leaves and pale yellow flowers that stays green all year
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : arbusto plateado
  • The silver-bush adds a lovely sheen to the winter garden with its silvery leaves.

Examples

  • We planted a silver-bush near the entrance to provide year-round color.

  • The silver-bush blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Botanists studied the silver-bush to learn more about its drought resistance.

  • I found a silver-bush in my grandmother's garden.

  • The silver-bush adds a lovely sheen to the winter garden with its silvery leaves.

  • We planted a silver-bush near the entrance to provide year-round color.

  • The silver-bush blooms beautifully in the spring.

Synonyms

Jupiter's beard
vssilver-bush
9.9

A small evergreen shrub with silvery leaves and pale yellow flowers often grown in gardens

focuses on botanical traits rather than garden use
Anthyllis barba-jovis
vssilver-bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen shrub with silvery hairy leaves and pale yellow flowers that grows on Mediterranean coasts

is the general botanical description without the native region focus

Surface Forms

silver-bush singular
silver-bushes plural

Morphology

silver-bush = silver + bush (transparent) = silver + bush

As in the other sense, this is a straightforward descriptive compound where 'silver' modifies 'bush'.

Etymology

Silver-bush comes from silver ('shiny gray metal' or the pale gray color) and bush ('a small shrub'), a name that helps you picture a European shrub with silvery, hairy leaves and pale yellow flowers that stays green all year.