willowherb
    n 1: a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow
         flowers and seeds with silky hairs

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