- loosestrifes
- n. (Botany) name of various kind of plants of the genus Lysimachia (generally with yellow flowers) and Lythrum (generally having purple or white flowers)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
loosestrifes
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loosestrifes — Puahekili, kolokolo kuahiwi, kolokolo lehua … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Lysimachia — n. 1. a cosmopolitan genus of plants, including some of the loosestrifes, found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; they are inclined to be invasive. Syn: genus {Lysimachia}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loosestrife family — the plant family Lythraceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having usually opposite or whorled, simple leaves, clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the crape myrtle, loosestrifes of the… … Universalium
loosestrife family — noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers • Syn: ↑Lythraceae, ↑family Lythraceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
milk willow herb — noun 1. : either of two loosestrifes (Lythrum salicaria and L. alatum) 2. : swamp loosestrife … Useful english dictionary
