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Definition of Frostwort

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.

Definition of Frostwort

1. n. Same as Frostweed.

Medical Definition of Frostwort

1. Same as Frostweed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Frostwort

frostinesses frosting frostings frostless frostline frostlines frostnip frostnip frostnips frosts

frostweed frostweed frostwork frostworks frostwort (current term) frostwort (current term) frosty frost fish frost heave frost heaving

frost itch frost mist frost over frost snow Frost suture froth froth frothed frother frothers

Literary usage of Frostwort

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1. A Treatise on pharmacy: Designed as a Text-book for the Student, and as a by Edward Parrish (1874)
"Take of frostwort (the herb) 4 ounces. Water, and Alcohol, of each A ... Rock rose, frostwort, and frost weed are common synonyms of the herb which is ..."

2. An Introduction to practical pharmacy by Edward Parrish (1856)
"Rock rose, frostwort, and frost weed, are common synonyms of the herb which is officinal in the secondary list of the Pharmacopoeia, as helianthemum, ..."

3. Journal of Materia Medica (1869)
"During the administration of these remedies, and for some weeks after their discontinuance, I give an infusion of frostwort—a medium sized wineglassful of ..."

4. Report (1913)
"BSP frostwort. Sterile grounds. Frequent. These species are also known as ... The herb is a commercial drug under the name of frostwort and is employed in ..."

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