What is "epilobium spicatum"

Rosebay \Rose"bay`\, n. (Bot.)

1. the oleander. [Obs.]

2. Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron. [U.S.]

3. An herb ( Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called also great willow herb.

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.

Spiked willow-herb, a perennial herb ( Lythrum Salicaria) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.

Fireweed \Fire"weed`\, n. (Bot.)

1. An American plant ( Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.

2. The great willow-herb ( Epilobium spicatum).