willow herb

willow herb ExamplesWord Origin noun

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

Compare fireweed. Origin of willow herb First recorded in 1570–80 Examples from the Web for willow herb Historical Examples of willow herb

I there saw a bunch of “willow-herb” magnificently modelled.

Montagu Browne

Wherever the willow-herb flourishes there a Guadet is serving The Company.

Agnes Deans Cameron

Mr. Beebe watched them, and watched the seeds of the willow-herb dance chorically above their heads.

E. M. Forster

Next season Coltsfoot, willow-herb, Oxyria, and two grasses had planted themselves.

G. F. Scott Elliot

Willow-herb, tender and wistful, like a pink sunset cloud, was not slow to follow.

Kenneth Grahame