WILLOWHERB

willowherb

(noun) a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

willowherb (plural willowherbs)

Any of several flowering plants in the genus Epilobium of the family Onagraceae.

Source: Wiktionary


Wil"low-herb`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus. Spiked willow-herb, a perennial herb (Lythrum Salicaria) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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