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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WILLOW-HERB

n.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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WILLOW-HERB

WILLOW-HERB Wil "low-herb `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.