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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fire·weed /-ˌwid/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fire·weed n. Bot. (a) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]