fireweed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
giant willowherb; wickup; rosebay willowherb; Epilobium angustifolium.
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noun an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
Erechtites hieracifolia.
WordNet
Fire"weed` noun
Definitions
(Bot.) (a) An American plant ( Erechthites hiercifolia ), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.(b) The great willow-herb ( Epilobium spicatum ).
