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frost-weed vs helianthemum

helianthemum vs frost-weed

frost-weed and helianthemum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frost-weed Yes No No No
helianthemum Yes No No No
As nouns, helianthemum is a hypernym of frost-weed; that is, helianthemum is a word with a broader meaning than frost-weed:
  • frost-weed: 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
  • helianthemum: any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
Other hypernyms of frost-weed include sun rose, sunrose.
frost-weed (noun) helianthemum (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 any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
Difference between frost-weed and helianthemum

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