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silvery cinquefoil

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Definition of silvery cinquefoil

: a prostrate cinquefoil (Potentilla argentea) of the north temperate zone with small yellow flowers and 5-foliolate to many-foliolate leaves that are densely white-tomentose beneath

— called also hoary cinquefoil

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“Silvery cinquefoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silvery%20cinquefoil. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.

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