loosestrife
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 ).
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lythrum, of the loosestrife family.
Origin of loosestrife
1- Compare purple loosestrife.
Words Nearby loosestrife
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How to use loosestrife in a sentence
But in both these passages the plant intended is the Lythrum salicaria, or Purple loosestrife.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeThe pale gold of the loosestrife had faded, but the deeper yellow of the goldenrod had begun to take its place.
Little Rivers | Henry van DykeEvery hedgerow was a blaze of blossom, roses, honeysuckle, elder; every brook was fringed with meadowsweet and loosestrife.
A Day with William Shakespeare | Maurice ClareIt will eat almost any sort of Galium; also willow herb (Epilobium), and purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthYellow loosestrife is rising, thick comfrey stands at the very edge; the sandpipers run where the shore is free from bushes.
The Pageant of Summer | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for loosestrife
/ (ˈluːsˌstraɪf) /
any of various primulaceous plants of the genus Lysimachia, esp the yellow-flowered L. vulgaris (yellow loosestrife): See also moneywort
purple loosestrife a purple-flowered lythraceous marsh plant, Lythrum salicaria
any of several similar or related plants, such as the primulaceous plant Naumburgia thyrsiflora (tufted loosestrife)
Origin of loosestrife
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