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silverweed

silverweed noun: 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.

silverweed: any of several species of low-growing flowering plants, the leaves of which are silvery underneath,...
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Noun

silverweed (countable and uncountable, plural silverweeds)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    goose grass
  2. A plant of species Gomphrena vermicularis.

Synonyms of silverweed

Forms of silverweed

pluralsilverweeds

Origin of silverweed

From silver + weed.

Words formed from silverweed

  • common silverweed
  • New Zealand silverweed
  • Eged's silverweed
  • Pacific silverweed

Questions about silverweed

What does silverweed mean?
Silverweed means 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.
What part of speech is silverweed?
Silverweed is a noun.
What is the plural of silverweed?
The plural of silverweed is silverweeds.

Words near silverweed in the dictionary

  1. silvervine
  2. silvervines
  3. silverware
  4. silverwares
  5. Silverwater
  6. silverweed
  7. silverweeds
  8. Silverwood
  9. silverwork
  10. silverworker
  11. silverworkers

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