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Loosestrife
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What's The Definition Of Loosestrife?
[n] any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
[n] any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum Synonyms | Synonyms for Loosestrife: Related Terms | Find terms related to Loosestrife: See Also | creeping Charlie | creeping Jenny | fringed loosestrife | garden loosestrife | genus Lysimachia | genus Lythrum | gooseneck loosestrife | grass poly | herb | herbaceous plant | hyssop loosestrife | Lysimachia | Lysimachia ciliatum | Lysimachia clethroides Duby | Lysimachia nemorum | Lysimachia nummularia | Lysimachia quadrifolia | Lysimachia terrestris | Lysimachia vulgaris | Lythrum | Lythrum hyssopifolia | Lythrum salicaria | moneywort | purple loosestrife | spiked loosestrife | subshrub | suffrutex | swamp candles | whorled loosestrife | yellow loosestrife | yellow pimpernel Loosestrife In Webster's Dictionary \Loose"strife`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
{Lysimachia}, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus {Lythrum}, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
{False loosestrife}, a plant of the genus {Ludwigia}, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
{Tufted loosestrife}, the plant {Lysimachia thyrsiflora},
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
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