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Definition of Rosebay willowherb
1. 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.
Group relationships: Epilobium, Genus Epilobium
Generic synonyms: Willowherb
Definition of Rosebay willowherb
1. Noun. fireweed (''Epilobium angustifolium'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosebay Willowherb
Literary usage of Rosebay willowherb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Words are by David Booth (1836)
"... angustifolium is the FRENCH WILLOW, or rosebay willowherb ; and all the other
species of Epi- ..."
2. Phantasmagoria by Montgomery Hughes, David Atkinson (2006)
""This is courtesy of the rosebay willowherb," said Maas. "Oh?" "Sure; the plants
from which the bees collect their nectar from greatly affects the taste of ..."
3. Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1860 [1861], [1862-3] by Francis Galton (1861)
"The roses were now past, but the valley was adorned with bright bushes of the
rosebay willowherb. The change that had taken place in the vegetation was very ..."
4. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
"The sunshine was bright and a breeze was blowing gossamer seedheads off the
rosebay willowherb in one of the old bomb sites along the way. ..."
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