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noun
1.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
2.
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lythrum, of the loosestrife family.
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| 1. | See also moneywort any of various primulaceous plants of the genus Lysimachia, esp the yellow-flowered L. vulgaris (yellow loosestrife) |
| 2. | purple loosestrife a purple-flowered lythraceous marsh plant, Lythrum salicaria |
| 3. | any of several similar or related plants, such as the primulaceous plant Naumburgia thyrsiflora (tufted loosestrife) |
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Loosestrife can invade both natural and disturbed wetlands, replacing native vegetation with nearly pure stands of loosestrife.
Purple loosestrife is a stout, erect perennial herb with a strongly developed taproot and showy spikes of rose-purple flowers.
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