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giant willowherb

DEFINITIONS OF: giant willowherb

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n 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, fireweed, rosebay willowherb, wickup
Type of:
willowherb
a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
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