Noun: cottonweed 'kó-t(u)n,weed
- 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
"Cottonweed thrived in the arid landscape"
- An American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts
"cottonweed retained its white colour even when dried";
- pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
Derived forms: cottonweeds
Type of: everlasting, everlasting flower, herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Anaphalis, Froelichia, genus Anaphalis, genus Froelichia