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Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath
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silverweed
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Word definitions for silverweed in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Silverweed \Sil"ver*weed`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial rosaceous herb ( Potentilla Anserina ) having the leaves silvery white beneath.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia [syn: goose-tansy , goose grass , Potentilla anserina ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several species of low-growing flowering plants, the leaves of which are silvery underneath, some now assigned to the genus ''Argentina'', most previously assigned to genus ''Potentilla''.
Usage examples of silverweed.
Though there was no sign of life other than patches of silverweed, though the landscape was leached and dead, I had a sense that we were moving into a less barren part of the flats.
Two flasks of wine sat on the table, along with bowls of spiced stew, plates of fowl, mutton, and steamed silverweed root, and a basket of freshly baked breads.
The good people of Leicestershire were accustomed in bygone days to prevent pitting by small-pox with the use of Silverweed fomentations.
Beneath them she found small woven pouches containing flower petals or juniper berries, and beneath these but terwort, betony, and mint leaves, the bundled stalks of tansy and five-leafed silverweed, as well as lavender so fragile that it crumbled at a touch.