fireweed en · NOUN
Etymology
From fire + weed. The fire-part may be of same origin as eld-part in dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk eldmerke (“fireweed”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fireweeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
burnweed · fireflower · bombweed · rosebay willowherb
Translations (21)
nn mjølke (Epilobium angustifolium) · sv rallarros (Epilobium angustifolium) · sv mjölke (Epilobium angustifolium) · sv mjölkört (Epilobium angustifolium) · ga lus tine (Epilobium angustifolium) · ems cillqaq (Epilobium angustifolium) · sms ǩiõǥǥnjuõll (Epilobium angustifolium) · ca cameneri (Epilobium angustifolium) · sah кучу (Epilobium angustifolium) · da gederams (Epilobium angustifolium) · nv chʼilátah atsʼos (Epilobium angustifolium) · fr épilobe à feuille étroite (Epilobium angustifolium) · cmn 柳蘭 /柳兰 (Epilobium angustifolium) · cy helyglys hardd (Epilobium angustifolium) · aht tlʼacʼuskʼaʼ (Epilobium angustifolium) · ja 柳蘭 (Epilobium angustifolium) · ko 분홍바늘꽃 (Epilobium angustifolium) · nn geitrams (Epilobium angustifolium) · ru иван-ча́й (Epilobium angustifolium) · nn gople (Epilobium angustifolium) · nl wilgenroosje (Epilobium angustifolium)