About The Word Fireweed
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Fireweed
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What's The Definition Of Fireweed?
[n] an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
[n] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Fireweed: Epilobium angustifolium | Erechtites hieracifolia | giant willowherb | rosebay willowherb | wickup Related Terms | Find terms related to Fireweed: See Also | Epilobium | genus Epilobium | genus Erechtites | weed | willowherb Fireweed In Webster's Dictionary \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}).
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