fireweed

fire·weed  (frwd)

n.

1. Any of various plants of the genus Epilobium, especially E. angustifolium, having long, terminal, spikelike clusters of pinkish-purple flowers. Also called willow herb.

2. Any of several weedy North American plants of the genus Erechtites, having small white or greenish flowers grouped in discoid heads.

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fireweed [ˈfaɪəˌwiːd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants that appear as first vegetation in burnt-over areas, esp rosebay willowherb

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called pilewort a weedy North American plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having small white or greenish flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an Australian rainforest tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus, having whorls of bright red flowers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fireweed - 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 Epilobium angustifolium, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup Epilobium, genus Epilobium - large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas willowherb - a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
	2.	fireweed - an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers Erechtites hieracifolia genus Erechtites - coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappus weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants