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Webster 1913 Edition

Willow-herb

Wil′low-herbˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A perennial herb (
Epilobium spicatum
) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.
Spiked willow-herb
,
a perennial herb (
Lythrum Salicaria
) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.

Webster 1828 Edition

Willow-herb

WILLOW-HERB

,
Noun.
The purple loose strife, a plant of the genus Lythrum; also, the yellow loose strife, of the genus Lysimachia; also, the French willow, of the genus Epilobium.

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