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frostweed ThesaurusNoun | 1. | frostweed - 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 frostsCrocanthemum canadense, frost-weed, frostwort, Helianthemum canadensehelianthemum, sun rose, sunrose - any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions | | 2. | frostweed - tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United StatesVerbesina virginica, Virginia crownbeard, frost-weedcrown beard, crownbeard, crown-beard - any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads |
frostweed
frostweed or frostwort, North American woodland flowers (Helianthemum canadense and sometimes other related species) of the family Cistaceae (rockrose family). In cold weather, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the base of the stem. The names frostweed and frostflower are also used for several other unrelated plants that have white flowers or bloom late (e.g., the asters). Frostweeds are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Cistaceae. frostweed frostweedWhole plant is useable. Thin alternate leaves, yellow 5 petal flower. Kidneys, arthritis, sore throat, rheumatism, lymph, tuberculosis, eyewash.frostweed Related to frostweed: Helianthemum canadenseSynonyms for frostweednoun perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowersSynonyms- Crocanthemum canadense
- frost-weed
- frostwort
- Helianthemum canadense
Related Words- helianthemum
- sun rose
- sunrose
noun tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowersSynonyms- Verbesina virginica
- Virginia crownbeard
- frost-weed
Related Words- crown beard
- crownbeard
- crown-beard
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