"willowherb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: willowherbs [plural]
Etymology: willow + herb Etymology templates: {{compound|en|willow|herb}} willow + herb Head templates: {{en-noun}} willowherb (plural willowherbs)
  1. Any of several flowering plants in the genus Epilobium of the family Onagraceae. Categories (lifeform): Evening primrose family plants Synonyms: willow herb, willow-herb Translations (Epilobium): скрыпень (skrypjenʹ) (Belarusian), върбовка (vǎrbovka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), кипрей (kiprej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), epilobi [masculine] (Catalan), vrbovka (Czech), dúnurt [feminine] (Faroese), horsma (Finnish), épilobe [masculine] (French), Weidenröschen [neuter] (German), pāpapakōura (Maori), pāpapa-kōura (Maori), papakōura (Maori), chʼilátah atsʼos (Navajo), mjølke [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wierzbownica [feminine] (Polish), pufuliță [feminine] (Romanian), кипре́й (kipréj) [masculine] (Russian), иван-ча́й (ivan-čáj) [masculine] (Russian), зніт (znit) (Ukrainian), helyglys [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-willowherb-en-noun-evbOGd~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Derived forms: giant willowherb (taxonomic: Chamerion angustifolium), golden willowherb (taxonomic: Lythrum salicaria), great willowherb (taxonomic: Epilobium hirsutum), hairy willowherb (taxonomic: Epilobium hirsutum), marsh willowherb (taxonomic: Epilobium palustre), milk willowherb (english: Lythrum spp.; Decodon verticillatus), night willowherb (taxonomic: Oenothera biennis), rosebay willowherb (taxonomic: Chamerion angustifolium), spiked willowherb (taxonomic: Lythrum salicaria), swamp willowherb (taxonomic: Epilobium palustre), yellow willow herb (taxonomic: Lysimachia vulgaris)

Inflected forms

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