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noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: fireweed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhrewh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bhrénuh1e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-West Germanic *brinnan Old English biernan ▲ Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brannijaną Proto-West Germanic *brannijan Old English bærnan Old Norse brennabor. Middle English brennen English burn Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English burnweed From burn + weed, describing its rapid proliferation in areas which have recently been cleared by fire.
