HyperDic: cottonweed

English > 2 senses of the word cottonweed:
NOUNplantcottonweed, pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritaceaan American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts
plantcottonweedany of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America
English > cottonweed: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts.
Synonymspearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
Member ofAnaphalis, genus AnaphalisA genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves
Broadereverlasting, everlasting flowerAny of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
English > cottonweed: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny 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 flowers.
Member ofFroelichia, genus Froelichiagenus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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