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frostweed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
frost-weed
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Verbesina virginica (white crownbeard)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From frost + weed. Late in autumn, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the root.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frostweeds (plural)

Synonyms

frostwort virginia crownbeard frost-weed verbesina virginica helianthemum canadense crocanthemum canadense

Questions

What does frostweed mean?
An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
Where does frostweed come from?
From frost + weed. Late in autumn, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at the root.

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