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SILVERWEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
Synonyms:
goose-tansy; goose grass; Potentilla anserina; silverweed
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
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)
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