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Definition of argenteus

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Silver Sil"ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. ``Silver hair.' --Shak. Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their downy breast. --Milton. (b) Precious; costly. (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. ``Silver voices.' --Spenser. (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. ``Silver slumber.' --Spenser. American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under Balsam. Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of the previous golden age, so-called. Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree (Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree. Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant (Anthyllis Barba-Jovis) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage. Silver chub (Zo["o]l.), the fallfish. Silver eel. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A pale variety of the common eel. Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata) found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine. Silver foil, foil made of silver. Silver fox (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the common fox (Vulpes vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also black fox, and silver-gray fox. Silver gar. (Zo["o]l.) See Billfish (a) . Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc. Silver grebe (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver. See Illust. under Diver. Silver hake (Zo["o]l.), the American whiting. Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin. Silver lunge (Zo["o]l.), the namaycush. Silver moonfish.(Zo["o]l.) See Moonfish (b) . Silver moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepisma. Silver owl (Zo["o]l.), the barn owl. Silver perch (Zo["o]l.), the mademoiselle, 2. Silver pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common species (E. nychtemerus) is native of China. Silver plate, domestic utensils made of silver.

Meaning of argenteus from wikipedia

- one argenteus equaled 8 folles. The term argenteus, meaning "of silver" in Latin, was first used in Pliny's Natural History in the phrase argenteus nummus...
- of Threatened Species: Pampus argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org. "Pampus argenteus, Silver pomfret : fisheries"...
- media related to Codex Argenteus. Homepage of the Codex Argenteus (Uppsala University Library) Digital copy of the Codex Argenteus in the Swedish portal...
- 2021. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors. Monodactylus argenteus. FishBase. 2017. Monodactylus argenteus. Fishes of Australia. Kang, C., et al. (2012). Effects...
- species name argenteus comes from the Latin word for silver, a reference to the fish's coloration. As its name suggests, this D. argenteus' silvery coloration...
- butterfly. NatureServe (2024). "Lupinus argenteus". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 July 2024. "Lupinus argenteus". jan.ucc.nau.edu. Archived from the original...
- including Stipa species. Argyrophorus argenteus argenteus Argyrophorus argenteus barrosi Argyrophorus argenteus elinoides "Argyrophorus Blanchard, 1852"...
- appropriate for the detection of Staphylococcus argenteus and is it worthwhile to distinguish S. argenteus from S. aureus?". Infection and Drug Resistance...
- Ulex argenteus is a species of gorse native to southern Portugal (Algarve and Alentejo) in the Iberian Peninsula. Ulex argenteus is a low-growing shrub...
- predators. "Metynnis argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metynnis argenteus". FishBase. October 2011...