loosestrife Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
noun any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia

WordNet

Loose"strife` noun

Definitions

(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. Gray.

Webster 1913

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