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cottonweed
cot·ton·weed C0679200 (kŏt′n-wēd′)n. Any of various plants having cottony down, as some species of the genus Froelichia.cottonweed (ˈkɒtənˌwiːd) n1. (Plants) a downy perennial plant, Otanthus maritimus, of European coastal regions, having small yellow flowers surrounded by large hairy bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)2. (Plants) any of various similar plantscot•ton•weed (ˈkɒt nˌwid) n. any of various wild plants with a hoary down on the leaves and stems. [1555–65] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cottonweed - an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bractsAnaphalis margaritacea, pearly everlastingeverlasting, everlasting flower - any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or colorAnaphalis, genus Anaphalis - a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting | | 2. | cottonweed - any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowersFroelichia, genus Froelichia - genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweedherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
cottonweed
Synonyms for cottonweednoun an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bractsSynonyms- Anaphalis margaritacea
- pearly everlasting
Related Words- everlasting
- everlasting flower
- Anaphalis
- genus Anaphalis
noun any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of AmericaRelated Words- Froelichia
- genus Froelichia
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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