fireweed

2 definitions found

fireweed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fireweed \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).
         [1913 Webster]

fireweed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fireweed
      n 1: 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 [syn: fireweed,
           giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup,
           Epilobium angustifolium]
      2: an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
         [syn: fireweed, Erechtites hieracifolia]