cottonweed

cot·ton·weed  (ktn-wd)

n.

Any of various plants having cottony down, as some species of the genus Froelichia.

Thesaurus

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