About The Word Frostweed
Learn about the word Frostweed to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Frostweed definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Frostweed
| Frostweed Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Frostweed?
[n] tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
[n] 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 frosts Synonyms | Synonyms for Frostweed: Crocanthemum canadensei | frostwort | Helianthemum canadense | Verbesina virginica | Virginia crownbeard Related Terms | Find terms related to Frostweed: See Also | crown beard | crownbeard | helianthemum | sun rose | sunrose Frostweed In Webster's Dictionary \Frost"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
An American species of rockrose ({Helianthemum Canadense}),
sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic
tonic.
Note: 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Grantee ‐ a recipient…
- Medically ‐ involving medical practice; "medically trained nurses"; "medically…
- Unpresidential ‐ not presidential; "very unpresidential…
- Genital personality ‐ (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated…
- Swedish mile ‐ a Swedish unit of length…
- Sponsor ‐ someone who supports or champions something [n] an advocate who…
- Hoot ‐ something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth…
- Lamenting ‐ vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression;…
- Aquarium ‐ a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish…
- Etiologic ‐ relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [adj]…