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loosestrife


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Loosestrife  \Loose"strife`\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  a  The  name  of  several  species  of  plants  of  the  genus 
  {Lysimachia},  having  small  star-shaped  flowers,  usually 
  of  a  yellow  color. 
  b  Any  species  of  the  genus  {Lythrum},  having  purple,  or  in 
  some  species,  crimson  flowers.  --Gray. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  loosestrife 
  n  1:  any  of  numerous  herbs  and  subshrubs  of  the  genus  Lythrum 
  2:  any  of  various  herbs  and  subshrubs  of  the  genus  Lysimachia 




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