FIREWEEDS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: an important honey plant

Synonyms

Fireweed, Rosebay willowherb, Wickup, Giant willowherb, Erechtites hieracifolia