rosebay

[rohz-bey]

noun

1. any of several rhododendrons, as the great laurel of eastern North America or Rhododendron macrophyllum, of the west coast of North America.

2. British.,  the willow herb, Epilobium angustifolium.

rosebay

/ ˈrəʊzˌbeɪ /

noun

1. any of several rhododendrons, esp Rhododendron maximum of E North America

2. a perennial onagraceous plant, Chamerion (formerly Epilobium ) angustifolium , that has spikes of deep pink flowers and is widespread in open places throughout N temperate regions

3. another name for oleander

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosebay¹

First recorded in 1540–50; rose ¹ + bay ⁴

Example Sentences

Fields of rosebay willow herb, statuesque and hazy pink, put a pop of color into the otherwise gray day.

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We pulled fistfuls of rosebay willow, yarrow and lady’s mantle.

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They had tumbled into their own symmetry, and it was certainly true that too even a distribution between the irises and the rosebay willow herb ruined the effect.

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From the ubiquitous white yarrow to the purple harebell to the wonderfully named yellow blooms of "lady's bedstraw" to the creeping thistle to the tall rosebay willow herb, they color the landscape.

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These "tough" wild flowers - such as rosebay willowherb, prickly lettuce and dandelions - thrive precisely because they are not pushed out by swathes of more common weeds that need a more nutrient-rich landscape.

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