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noun
Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
Cottontop, a plant of genus Micropus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: cottonseed
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noun
any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: everlasting, everlasting flower
History
From cotton + weed.
Across languages
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