sil·ver·weed (s l v r-w d )n. A low-growing, stoloniferous plant (Potentilla anserina) having yellow flowers and rosettes of pinnate leaves that are silvery beneath. Also called goose grass. |
silverweed [ˈsɪlvəˌwiːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a rosaceous perennial creeping plant, Potentilla anserina, with silvery pinnate leaves and yellow flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various convolvulaceous shrubs of the genus Argyreia, of SE Asia and Australia, having silvery leaves and purple flowers
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| Noun | 1. |  silverweed - any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowersArgyreia, genus Argyreia - woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| 2. |  silverweed - low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asiacinquefoil, five-finger - any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties |
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