silverweed

• 指一类植物，包括叶片银色、开鲜艳紫色花的攀缘灌木，以及一种低矮多年生植物，叶背呈银色，见于北方地区。

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.

   银叶藤

   • 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.

   鹅绒委陵菜

   • 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.

   同义词goose grassgoose-tansy