frostweed

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noun

An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).

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frostwortfrost-weedHelianthemum canadenseCrocanthemum canadenseVirginia crownbeardVerbesina virginica
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Meanings

nounfrostweed (countable and uncountable, plural frostweeds)

plural frostweeds

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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frostwort

nounperennial 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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frost-weedfrostwortHelianthemum canadenseCrocanthemum canadense
Broader
helianthemumsunrosesun rose

nountall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States

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Virginia crownbeardfrost-weedVerbesina virginica
Broader
crownbeardcrown-beardcrown beard
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frostwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

frostweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frostweed

MLA

“frostweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frostweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frostweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frostweed.

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