Fireweed

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1. Noun

An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.

2. Noun

The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).

3. Noun

an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
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4. 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
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