frostweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
  2. Verbesina virginica (white crownbeard)

Word forms

frostweed frostweeds

Etymology

From frost + weed. Late in autumn, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the root.

Synonyms

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