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frostwort

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

frostweed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frostweed, frost-weed, Helianthemum canadense, Crocanthemum canadense

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose

History

Etymology

From frost + wort.