willow herb

American  

noun

1. any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Epilobium, of the evening primrose family, having terminal clusters of purplish or white flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of willow herb

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Perplexed, he crouched in the willow herb and watched her go back inside, emerging with two rolled up sleeping sacks, two quivers and bows -both wrapped in salmon-skin against the damp .and a buckskin bag that was wriggling furiously.

From Literature

He raised his muzzle to catch the scents wafting from the valley: some jays and a few stale elk droppings; several storm-broken spruce; lots of willow herb and withered blueberries.

From Literature

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

From Washington Post

Dripping coolly onto her sandaled feet, the untidy bunch of rosebay willow herb and irises brought her to a better state of mind.

From Literature

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.

From Literature