English Explanatory Dictionary

burnweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the flowering plants of the genus Erechtites.

Word forms

burnweed burnweeds

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

fireweed
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