willow herb
noun
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Epilobium, of the evening primrose family, having terminal clusters of purplish or white flowers.
Compare
fireweed.
Origin of willow herb
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby willow herb
willow,
willow family,
willow fly,
willow flycatcher,
willow grouse,
willow herb,
willow oak,
willow pattern,
willow ptarmigan,
willow run,
willow tit
Example sentences from the Web for willowherb
The wild-flowers are willowherb, meadow-sweet, and loosestrife.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete |George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for willowherb
willowherb
/ (ˈwɪləʊˌhɜːb) /
noun
any of various temperate and arctic onagraceous plants of the genus Epilobium, having narrow leaves, terminal clusters of pink, purplish, or white flowers, and willow-like feathery seeds
rosebay willowherb See rosebay
purple loosestrife See loosestrife
hairy willowherb See codlins-and-cream