ˌlīsəˈmakēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant, from Greek lysimacheios loosestrife, from Lysimachos Lysimachus fl 5th or 4th centuryB.C. Greek doctor
: a widely distributed genus of herbs (family Primulaceae) with leafy stems, leaves opposite or whorled, and yellow flowers — see loosestrife 1, moneywort