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English noun: fireweed | |||
| 1. | fireweed (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | willowherb | ||
| Member meronym | Epilobium, genus Epilobium | ||
| 2. | fireweed (plant) an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers | ||
| Synonyms | Erechtites hieracifolia | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weed | ||
| Member meronym | genus Erechtites | ||
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