silverweed

[sil-ver-weed]

noun

1. a plant, Potentilla anserina, of the rose family, the leaves of which have a silvery pubescence on the underside.

2. any of several other plants having leaves with a silvery appearance.

silverweed

/ ˈsɪlvəˌwiːd /

noun

1. a rosaceous perennial creeping plant, Potentilla anserina, with silvery pinnate leaves and yellow flowers

2. any of various convolvulaceous shrubs of the genus Argyreia, of SE Asia and Australia, having silvery leaves and purple flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of silverweed¹

First recorded in 1570–80; silver + weed ¹

Example Sentences

She’s currently drying yarrow, horsetail, silverweed, self-heal, calendula and chamomile for the winter months.

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The species include red alder, Oregon crabapple, Sitka spruce, edible thistle, salal, evergreen huckleberry, salmonberry, wapato, Pacific silverweed and skunk cabbage.

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The silverweed that covered the peaty soil between the road and ditch was not much crushed.

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Under-foot, almost in the very dust of the road, the silverweed opened its yellow petals, and where there was a dry bank, or by the gateways leading into the corn, the pink pimpernel grew.

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In a dell carpeted with silverweed and wild mustard, we come across a nest of our persisting friend, the chipping sparrow.

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