Meaning Of The Word Loosestrife

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loosestrife in American English
any of a genus (Lysimachia) of plants of the primrose family, with leafy stems and loose spikes of white, rose, or yellow flowers
designating a family (Lythraceae, order Myrtales) of chiefly tropical dicotyledonous plants, including henna
noun: 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)

loosestrife in British English
noun: any of various primulaceous plants of the genus Lysimachia, esp the yellow-flowered L. vulgaris ( yellow loosestrife)

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