HyperDic: willowherb

English > 1 sense of the word willowherb:
NOUNplantwillowherba plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
English > willowherb: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs.
Member ofEpilobium, genus Epilobiumlarge widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas
Narrowerfireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, Epilobium angustifoliumtall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks / rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings
hairy willowherb, codlins-and-cream, Epilobium hirsutumplant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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