frostweed
NounSynonyms:
frost-weedfrostwortHelianthemum canadenseCrocanthemum canadenseVirginia crownbeardVerbesina virginica
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Noun (2)
- perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frostsSynonyms: frost-weedfrostwortHelianthemum canadenseCrocanthemum canadenseType of helianthemum, sunrose
- tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United StatesSynonyms: Virginia crownbeardfrost-weedVerbesina virginicaType of crownbeard, crown-beard
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Frost′weed′ noun
Botany An American species of rockrose (Helianthemum Canadense), sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic tonic.
☞ It has large yellow flowers which are often sterile, and later it has abundant but inconspicuous flowers which bear seed. It is so called because, late in autumn, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the root; — called also frostwort.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54