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willowherb [ˈwɪləʊˌhɜːb]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various temperate and arctic onagraceous plants of the genus Epilobium, having narrow leaves, terminal clusters of pink, purplish, or white flowers, and willow-like feathery seeds

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for rosebay willowherb (see rosebay)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (not in botanical usage) another name for purple loosestrife (see loosestrife)

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

hairy willowherb See codlins-and-cream

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

willowherb - a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Epilobium, genus Epilobium - large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup - 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 codlins-and-cream, Epilobium hirsutum, hairy willowherb - plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America

Translations

willowherb [ˈwɪləʊhɜːb] N → adelfa f

willowherb

n → Weidenröschen nt

willowherb [ˈwɪləʊˌhɜːb] n → epilobio