cottonweed | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts | |
Synonyms: | Anaphalis_margaritacea pearly_everlasting | |
Related terms: | everlasting Anaphalis | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 flowers | |
Related terms: | herb Froelichia | |
Similar spelling: |
cottonwood cottontail |