Willow-herb

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Willow-herb \Wil"low-herb`\, n. (Bot.)
     A perennial herb ({Epilobium spicatum}) with narrow
     willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is
     sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Spiked willow-herb}, a perennial herb ({Lythrum Salicaria})
        with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  willowherb
       n : a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers
           and seeds with silky hairs