fireweed

/ˌfaɪərˈwid/

Other forms: fireweeds

Definitions of fireweed

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Epilobium angustifolium, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup

   type of:

   willowherb

   a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
2. noun

   an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
   synonyms: Erechtites hieracifolia

   type of:

   weed

   any plant that crowds out cultivated plants