SILVERWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silverweed mean? 

• SILVERWEED (noun)
  The noun SILVERWEED has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: SILVERWEED used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILVERWEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("silverweed" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("silverweed" is a member of...):

Argyreia; genus Argyreia (woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

goose-tansy; goose grass; Potentilla anserina; silverweed

Hypernyms ("silverweed" is a kind of...):

cinquefoil; five-finger (any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties)