English noun: frost-weed | |||
1. | frost-weed (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Crocanthemum canadense, frostweed, frostwort, Helianthemum canadense | ||
Broader (hypernym) | helianthemum, sun rose, sunrose | ||
2. | frost-weed (plant) tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States | ||
Synonyms | frostweed, Verbesina virginica, Virginia crownbeard | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crown beard, crown-beard, crownbeard | ||