goose-tansy

1. 1.

   low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia

   Synonymssilverweedgoose grassPotentilla anserina

   Broadercinquefoil

Questions about goose-tansy

What does goose-tansy mean?

goose-tansy means "low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia".

How many syllables are in goose-tansy?

goose-tansy has 4 syllables: goo-se--tan-sy. The stress falls on "se-".

What is another word for goose-tansy?

Close synonyms include silverweed, goose grass, Potentilla anserina. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goose-tansy a common word?

goose-tansy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.