‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword. ] (Zool.) A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem, Syn.Argyroxiphium sandwicense
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword. ] (Zool.) A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw. [ 1913 Webster ]