silverweed

noun — 2 senses

silverweed

noun

Etymology From silver + weed.

1

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.

2

A plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare.

Synonyms
goose grass
Derived terms
common silverweed (Argentina anserina, New Zealand silverweed, Eged's silverweed, Pacific silverweed
Related terms
copperweed, goldweed

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