frostweed
- noun
- /ˈfrɔstˌwid/
- Specialized
:
hierba de escarcha
- The woods behind our house are filled with frostweed blooming in early autumn.
Examples
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Gardeners appreciate frostweed for attracting butterflies and providing late-season nectar.
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In winter, ice formations around the base of frostweed create a beautiful, crystalline landscape.
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Look at that big patch of frostweed over there!
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I spotted a patch of frostweed in the meadow.
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In late summer, the tall frostweed blooms attract many butterflies into the open woodlands.
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You can often spot frostweed growing alongside meadows, with its clusters of white flowers swaying in the breeze.
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While hiking through the fields, we admired the beauty of frostweed as it added charm to the landscape.
Synonyms
A tall plant that lives many years with clusters of white flowers in the eastern United States, also called frostweed
A tall plant that comes back every year in the eastern United States with clusters of white flowers
A plant that lives for many years and makes thin ice at its base during frost and has white flowers
A plant with clusters of small yellow or white flowers
A North American plant with early yellow flowers that forms ice crystals on its stems in frost
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frostweed is made from two common words: frost ('thin ice') and weed ('wild plant'). Gardeners call this tall plant frostweed because it often makes ice crystals around its base in cold weather, so the name helps you picture its white flowers and the icy look it makes.
