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frostweed

American

[frawst-weed, frost-] / ˈfrɔstˌwid, ˈfrɒst- /

noun

a plant, Helianthemum canadense, of the rockrose family, native to eastern North America, having narrow leaves and a solitary yellow flower.

Etymology

Origin of frostweed

1830–40, frost + weed ¹; so called from the ice crystals which form on it during the first frosts

Example Sentences

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Why spend money and energy to save, say, the frostweed or the small whorled pogonia?

From Time Magazine Archive

The common European frostweed or Helianthemum vulgare will serve to illustrate his results.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

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