Main Entry:

fire·weed

Pronunciation:

\-ˌwēd\

Function:

noun

Date:

1784

: any of several plants that grow esp. in clearings or burned districts: as a: a weedy annual composite (Erechtites hieracifolia) of eastern North America having flower heads of whitish tubular disk flowers enveloped by green bracts b: a tall perennial (Epilobium angustifolium) of the evening-primrose family that has long spikes of pinkish-purple flowers and is an important honey plant in some areas —called also willow herb