About The Word Frostweed
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Frostweed
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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.
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