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- [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
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FROSTWEED is a 9 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | Crocanthemum canadensei, frostwort, Helianthemum canadense, Verbesina virginica, Virginia crownbeard |
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| | See Also: | | crown beard, crownbeard, helianthemum, sun rose, sunrose |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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