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fireweed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fireweed \Fire"weed`\, n. (Bot.) a An American plant ({Erechthites hiercifolia}), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. b The great willow-herb ({Epilobium spicatum}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fireweed n 1: 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 [syn: {giant willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup}, {Epilobium angustifolium}] 2: an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers [syn: {Erechtites hieracifolia}]
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