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French willow
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a plant of the genus Epilobium, especially E. angustifolium, the floral emblem of the Yukon.
See: fireweed
Quotations
1823
Plants [include] . . . French willow [Epilobium angustifolium]. . . .
1868
Pre-eminent among these is the specie of Epilobium, known in Nova Scotia as the fire-weed or French willow.