silverweed Syllabification: (sil·ver·weed)Pronunciation: /ˈsilvərˌwēd/Definition of silverweed noun a yellow-flowered herbaceous potentilla with silvery compound leaves, a common grassland weed of north temperate regions. Potentilla anserina, family Rosaceae silverweed in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of silverweed in the British & World English dictionary