Noun: fireweed 'fI(-u)r,weed
- 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
"Fireweed quickly colonized the area after the forest fire";
- giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb, wickup, Epilobium angustifolium
- An American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
"Fireweed quickly colonized the disturbed soil";
- Erechtites hieracifolia
Derived forms: fireweeds
Type of: weed, willowherb
Part of: Epilobium, genus Epilobium, genus Erechtites
Encyclopedia: Fireweed