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1. (n.) fireweed
any of various plants, as the willow herb, appearing in recently burned clearings.
Etymology: (1775–85, Amer.)
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1. (noun) fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, Epilobium angustifolium
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
2. (noun) fireweed, Erechtites hieracifolia
an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
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1. (noun) fireweed
an American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned
2. (noun) fireweed
the great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum)
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