fireweed

n 1: 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 [syn: {giant

willowherb}, {rosebay willowherb}, {wickup}, {Epilobium

angustifolium}]

2: an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers

[syn: {Erechtites hieracifolia}]