And "ice spikes" sound like terrifying weapons used by mercenaries on the planet Hoth. One more name we can add to the list is "ice pancakes." While not as evocative as "frostflowers" or "steam ...

Hoth, the icy planet from "Star Wars ... "[It's] this pristine, white, icy ball that has these fantastic geysers of ice that spray out into space," Hurt explains of the moon.