giant willowherb

giant willowherb
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
Hypernyms: ↑willowherb
Member Holonyms: ↑Epilobium, ↑genus Epilobium

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