cottonweed
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1. 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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | froelichia, genus froelichia, |
| definition | : | genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed (noun.plant) |
2. an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | everlasting, everlasting flower, |
| definition | : | any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | anaphalis, genus anaphalis, |
| definition | : | a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting (noun.plant) |
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