Crocanthemum canadense

Definitions of Crocanthemum canadense
  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
    synonyms: Helianthemum canadense, frost-weed, frostweed, frostwort
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    type of:
    helianthemum, sun rose, sunrose
    any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
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