loosestrife : Idioms & Phrases

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False loosestrife

  • a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which includes several species, most of which are found in the United States.
Webster 1913

fringed loosestrife

  • noun of North America
    Lysimachia ciliatum.
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garden loosestrife

  • noun frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
    Lysimachia vulgaris; garden loosestrife.
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gooseneck loosestrife

  • noun a variety of the loosestrife herb
    Lysimachia clethroides Duby.
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hyssop loosestrife

  • noun annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
    Lythrum hyssopifolia; grass poly.
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loosestrife family

  • noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
    Lythraceae; family Lythraceae.
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purple loosestrife

  • noun marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
    purple loosestrife; Lythrum salicaria.
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spiked loosestrife

  • noun marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
    purple loosestrife; Lythrum salicaria.
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Tufted loosestrife

  • the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora, found in the northern parts of the United States and in Europe.
Webster 1913

whorled loosestrife

  • noun common North American yellow-flowered plant
    Lysimachia quadrifolia.
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yellow loosestrife

  • noun frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
    Lysimachia vulgaris; garden loosestrife.
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