Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun frost-weed
2 senses of frost-weed
Sense 1
frostweed, frost-weed, frostwort, Helianthemum canadense, Crocanthemum canadense -- (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)
=> helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose -- (any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions)
Sense 2
Virginia crownbeard, frostweed, frost-weed, Verbesina virginica -- (tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States)
=> crownbeard, crown-beard, crown beard -- (any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads)