fireweed
fireweed · fireweeds
иван-чай
A perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family OnagraceaeA perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
US/fˈaɪɚwˌid/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
иван-ча́йivan-čáj
(countable, uncountable)Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.
More definitions
- an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
- 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
Translations
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By meaning 1
Epilobium angustifolium:
Origin
From fire + weed. The fire-part may be of same origin as eld-part in dialectal Norwegian NFrom fire + weed. The fire-part may be of same origin as eld-part in dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk eldmerke (“fireweed”).
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Forms
plural: fireweedsSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers:Erechtites hieracifolia
- 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:giant willowherbrosebay willowherbwickupEpilobium angustifolium
Lessons for this word
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