frost flowers

American  

plural noun

1. ice flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of frost flowers

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The ship, too, quickly transformed into a frozen castle, with frost flowers dangling from the railings and ropes.

From Scientific American • Oct. 15, 2019

The tiny kerosene lamp burned in the window, but the frost flowers bloomed on the window-panes.

From Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson

The winter was severe, and mother and child hibernated together by the sweet-scented pinewood fires till the stronger sun had melted the frost flowers on the panes.

From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily

They bear a very close resemblance to the arborescent frost flowers seen on window panes in winter, and to the stellate snow crystals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Plant upright, stocky, surviving till frost; flowers pale purple; tubers pink or reddish, large, oblong, often irregular; flesh dry and farinaceous.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing