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Definition of Frost-weed
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Helianthemum, Sun Rose, Sunrose
2. Noun. Tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States.
Generic synonyms: Crown Beard, Crown-beard, Crownbeard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frost-weed
Literary usage of Frost-weed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan, Asa Don Dickinson (1917)
"ROCKROSE FAMILY (Cistaceae) Long-branched frost-weed; Frost-flower; Frost-wort;
... The similar Hoary frost-weed (H. majus), whose showy flowers appear in ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1859)
"Frost Weed. Ice Plant.—This is a flowering herb, but is not yet in bloom, and I
cannot, therefore, determine its botanical position. The stem is erect, ..."
3. The Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States by American Institute of Homeopathy Committee on Pharmacopeia (1897)
"Late in autumn, moisture issuing from the cracked bark at the root is found
crystallized in the early morning, hence the name, frost-weed. ..."
4. Nature's Garden: An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect by Neltje Blanchan (1907)
"The similar Hoary frost-weed (H. majus), whose showy flowers appear in clusters
at the hoary stem's summit, in June and July, also bears them. ..."
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