n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ w ē d
Function: noun
Date: 1784
: any of several plants that grow especially in clearings or burned districts: as a : a weedy annual composite ( Erechtites hieracifolia ) of eastern No. America having flower heads of whitish tubular disk flowers enveloped by green bracts b : a tall perennial ( Epilobium angustifolium ) of the evening-primrose family that has long spikes of pinkish-purple flowers and is an important honey plant in some areas ― called also willow herb