Fireweed - Definition
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]