FIREWEED

fireweed, Erechtites hieracifolia

(noun) an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers

fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, Epilobium angustifolium

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fireweed (plural fireweeds)

A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.

Synonyms

• rosebay willowherb

Anagrams

• reefwide

Source: Wiktionary

Fire"weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition