frost-weed
n 1: 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 [syn: {frostweed}, {frostwort}, {Helianthemum
canadense}, {Crocanthemum canadensei}]
2: tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the
eastern United States [syn: {Virginia crownbeard}, {frostweed},
{Verbesina virginica}]