LOOSESTRIFE


Meaning of LOOSESTRIFE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: loose (II) + strife; intended as translation of Greek lysimacheios loosestrife, understood as a compound formed from Greek lysis action of loosing, deliverance & Greek machē battle, strife — more at lysimachia

1. : a plant of the genus Lysimachia (especially L. vulgaris )

2. : a plant of the genus Lythrum ; especially : purple loosestrife

3. : a plant of the genus Steironema ; especially : fringed loosestrife

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