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Noun: silverweed  'sil-vu(r),weed
  1. Any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
     
  2. Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
    - goose-tansy, goose grass, Potentilla anserina

Derived forms: silverweeds

Type of: cinquefoil, five-finger, vine

Part of: Argyreia, genus Argyreia

Encyclopedia: Silverweed