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frostweed

frostweed noun: an American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).

frostweed: an American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense)
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Noun

frostweed (countable and uncountable, plural frostweeds)

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

Synonyms of frostweed

Forms of frostweed

pluralfrostweeds

Origin of frostweed

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

Questions about frostweed

What does frostweed mean?
Frostweed means an American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
What part of speech is frostweed?
Frostweed is a noun.
What is the plural of frostweed?
The plural of frostweed is frostweeds.

Words near frostweed in the dictionary

  1. frostquake
  2. frostquakes
  3. Frostrup
  4. frosts
  5. frosts up
  6. frostweed
  7. frostweeds
  8. frostwork
  9. frostworks
  10. frostwort
  11. frosty

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