frost-weed
- noun
- US
:
hierba de escarcha
- After the first frost, you can often see delicate ice formations at the base of the frost-weed.
Examples
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In autumn, frost-weed displays beautiful white blooms across the meadow.
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Gardeners appreciate frost-weed for its ability to attract pollinators.
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The frost-weed blooms beautifully in the fall.
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I saw a patch of frost-weed by the old barn.
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After the first frost, you can often see delicate ice formations at the base of the frost-weed.
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In autumn, frost-weed produces stunning clusters of flowers that attract bees and butterflies.
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Gardeners appreciate frost-weed for its unique frost-like appearance and its role in supporting local wildlife.
Synonyms
A North American plant with early yellow flowers that forms ice crystals on its stems in frost
A plant from eastern North America with early yellow flowers and ice crystals on its stems
A plant that lives many years, makes early yellow flowers, and gets ice crystals at first frost
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word frost-weed comes from two simple English parts: frost ('ice that forms in cold') and weed ('a wild plant'). It is called this because the plant often makes delicate ice or frost-like formations at its base during the first cold days, so the name points to its most famous feature.
