fireweed

• 指一种高大的北美多年生植物，叶片狭长，开淡紫红色穗状花，常大量生长于火烧迹地或新采伐地，是重要的蜜源植物；也指一种开白色或淡绿色小花的北美杂草。

A noun referring to a tall North American perennial plant with narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers that grows abundantly in burned-over areas or recent clearings, and is an important honey plant; also refers to an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers.

1. Tall perennial plantC1formalamerican

   A tall North American perennial plant with creeping rootstocks, narrow leaves, and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers. It grows abundantly in burned-over areas or recent clearings and is an important honey plant.

   高大多年生植物

   • Fireweed quickly colonized the forest after the wildfire.
   • Beekeepers value fireweed for its high-quality nectar.
   • The hillside was covered in a vibrant carpet of fireweed.

   同义词rosebay willowherb

2. Small weedy plantC1formalamerican

   An American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers, often found in disturbed areas.

   小型杂草植物

   • The field was overrun with fireweed after the construction.
   • Fireweed can be a nuisance in gardens due to its rapid spread.
   • Botanists identified the plant as a type of fireweed.

   同义词pilewort