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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
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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