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noun
An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Verbesina virginica (white crownbeard)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Virginia crownbeard, frost-weed, Verbesina virginica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crownbeard, crown-beard, crown beard
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: frost-weed, frostwort, Helianthemum canadense, Crocanthemum canadense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose
History
From frost + weed. Late in autumn, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the root.
