fireweed
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 • Hypernyms: willowherb • Member Holonyms: Epilobium, genus Epilobium 2. an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers • Syn: Erechtites hieracifolia • Hypernyms: weed • Member Holonyms: genus Erechtites
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