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fireweed
fire·weed F0140100 (fīr′wēd′)n.1. Any of various plants of the genus Epilobium, especially E. angustifolium (syn. Chamerion 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 in the composite family, having small white or greenish flowers grouped in discoid heads.
[So called because the plants are pioneer species in areas where fire has destroyed other vegetation.]fireweed (ˈfaɪəˌwiːd) n1. (Plants) any of various plants that appear as first vegetation in burnt-over areas, esp rosebay willowherb2. (Plants) Also called: pilewort a weedy North American plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having small white or greenish flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)3. (Plants) an Australian rainforest tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus, having whorls of bright red flowersfire•weed (ˈfaɪərˌwid)
n. any of various plants, as the willow herb, appearing in recently burned clearings. [1775–85, Amer.] 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 plantEpilobium angustifolium, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickupEpilobium, genus Epilobium - large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areaswillowherb - 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 flowersErechtites hieracifoliagenus Erechtites - coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappusweed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
fireweed
fireweed, any of several plants that spring up in fire-swept regions, especially the great willow herb Epilobium, which is classified in the family Onagraceae (evening primroseevening primrose,
common name for the Onagraceae, a family of plants of worldwide distribution, most species of which grow as herbs in the temperate New World, and specifically for members of the genus Oenothera.
..... Click the link for more information. family).  fireweed fireweed4-petal pink flowers with thin pointy leaves. Leaf and root used to make tea as anti-inflammatory for digestive, stomach and bowel problems. Young shoots best to eat. There is a different plant also called fireweed- see “Pilewort”Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Epilobium. The inhabitants of Kopor’e, a village near St. Petersburg, used its leaves for making tea (hence the plant’s Russian common name, koporskii chai). fireweed
Synonyms for fireweednoun 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 clearingsSynonyms- Epilobium angustifolium
- giant willowherb
- rosebay willowherb
- wickup
Related Words- Epilobium
- genus Epilobium
- willowherb
noun an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowersSynonymsRelated Words |