silverweed

• Substantivo que designa plantas do gênero Potentilla, especialmente a Potentilla anserina, uma erva rasteira perene de folhas prateadas; também se refere a arbustos trepadeiros de folhas prateadas e flores púrpuras, como os do gênero Argyrocytisus.

A noun referring to a group of plants, including twining shrubs with silvery leaves and showy purple flowers, as well as a low-growing perennial with silvery leaf undersides found in northern regions.

1. Twining shrubC1formal

   Any of various climbing shrubs from the genus Argyreia, characterized by silvery leaves and attractive purple flowers.

   Trepadeira prateada

   • The silverweed in the garden displayed beautiful purple blooms.
   • Botanists studied the silverweed's unique silvery foliage.
   • Argyreia silverweed is native to tropical regions.

2. C1formal

   A low-growing perennial plant with leaves that are silvery on the underside, found in northern United States, Europe, and Asia.

   Ansarina

   • Silverweed grows abundantly in the meadows of northern Europe.
   • The silvery underside of its leaves makes silverweed easy to identify.
   • Hikers often spot silverweed along trails in Asia.

   Sinônimosgoose grassgoose-tansy