frostweed

[ frawst-weed, frost- ]

noun
  1. a plant, Helianthemum canadense, of the rockrose family, native to eastern North America, having narrow leaves and a solitary yellow flower.

Origin of frostweed

1
1830–40, Americanism;frost + weed1; so called from the ice crystals which form on it during the first frosts

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