frostflower

frost·flow·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frawst-flou-er, frost-]
- /ˈfrɔstˌflaʊ ər, ˈfrɒst-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frawst-flou-er, frost-]
- /ˈfrɔstˌflaʊ ər, ˈfrɒst-/

Definitions of frostflower word

noun frostflower a plant, Milla biflora, of the amaryllis family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. 1
noun frostflower its waxy-white, starlike flower. 1
noun frostflower any aster. 1
noun frostflower any of various asters 0

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Origin of frostflower

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; frost + flower

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Parts of speech for Frostflower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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frostflower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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