fireweed

F4I1R1E1W4E1E1D2

noun

A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.

Similar
fireflowerrosebay willowherbbombweedburnweedgiant willowherbwickupEpilobium angustifoliumErechtites hieracifolia
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Meanings

nounfireweed (countable and uncountable, plural fireweeds)

plural fireweeds

  1. countableuncountableA perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.

    Synonyms: fireflower

  2. countableuncountableAny of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.

Similar
fireflower
Similar
rosebay willowherbbombweedburnweed

More synonyms by meaning

nountall 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

Similar
giant willowherbrosebay willowherbwickupEpilobium angustifolium
Broader
willowherb

nounan American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers

Similar
Erechtites hieracifolia
Broader
weed
Also see
blitzweedbombweedburnweedfireflowerfiretopragleafrosebay willowherbwickup

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fire + weed. The fire-part may be of same origin as eld-part in dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk eldmerke (“fireweed”).

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Translations

Catalan cameneri
  • cameneriEpilobium angustifolium
Chinese Mandarin 柳蘭 /柳兰
  • 柳蘭 /柳兰 (liǔlán)Epilobium angustifolium
Danish gederams
  • gederamsEpilobium angustifolium
Dutch wilgenroosje
  • wilgenroosjeEpilobium angustifolium
French épilobe à feuille étroite
  • épilobe à feuille étroiteEpilobium angustifolium
Irish lus tine
  • lus tineEpilobium angustifolium
Japanese 柳蘭
  • 柳蘭 (yanagiran)Epilobium angustifolium
Korean 분홍바늘꽃
  • 분홍바늘꽃 (bunhongbaneulkkot)Epilobium angustifolium
Russian иван-ча́й
  • иван-ча́й (ivan-čáj)Epilobium angustifolium
Swedish mjölkört, mjölke
  • mjölkörtEpilobium angustifolium
  • mjölkeEpilobium angustifolium
  • rallarrosEpilobium angustifolium
Welsh helyglys hardd
  • helyglys harddEpilobium angustifolium

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

fireweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireweed

MLA

“fireweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fireweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fireweed.

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