epilobium : Idioms & Phrases


epilobium angustifolium

  • 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; fireweed.
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epilobium canum canum

  • noun shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
    humming bird's trumpet; Zauschneria californica; California fuchsia.
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epilobium hirsutum

  • noun plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
    codlins-and-cream; hairy willowherb.
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genus epilobium

  • noun large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas
    Epilobium.
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