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
• Syn: ↑fireweed, ↑giant willowherb, ↑wickup, ↑Epilobium angustifolium
• Hypernyms: ↑willowherb
• Member Holonyms: ↑Epilobium, ↑genus Epilobium
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rosebay willowherb noun
A willowherb common where woods have been felled or land cleared by fire (also called fireweed)
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Main Entry: ↑rose
Useful english dictionary. 2012.