fireweed
nounUK /ˈfaɪəwiːd/
US /ˈfaɪərwiːd/
Fireweed is a tall plant with bright pink flowers that often grows first after a fire.
After the forest fire, fireweed covered the hillside with pink blossoms.
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2. A North American plant with spikes of magenta flowers that grows in burned or disturbed areas.
Fireweed lined the road where the old cabin had burned down.
3. Any of several plants that quickly colonize land cleared by fire.
Scientists studied how fireweed helps soil recover after wildfires.
4. A common name for rosebay willowherb in Britain.
In Britain, fireweed is often called rosebay willowherb.