willowherb

Other forms: willowherbs

Definitions of willowherb

1. noun

   a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
   types:

   Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup

   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

   Epilobium hirsutum, codlins-and-cream, hairy willowherb

   plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests