frostwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    frost-weed; frostweed; Helianthemum canadense; Crocanthemum canadense.

WordNet


Frost`wort" noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Same as Frostweed.

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