silverweed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
  2. noun low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
    goose-tansy; goose grass; Potentilla anserina.

WordNet


Sil"ver*weed` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A perennial rosaceous herb (Potentilla Anserina) having the leaves silvery white beneath.

Webster 1913