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LOOSESTRIFE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("loosestrife" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loosestrife"):
gooseneck loosestrife; Lysimachia clethroides Duby (a variety of the loosestrife herb)
Lysimachia nemorum; yellow pimpernel (trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers)
fringed loosestrife; Lysimachia ciliatum (of North America)
creeping Charlie; creeping Jenny; Lysimachia nummularia; moneywort (a loosestrife vine)
garden loosestrife; Lysimachia vulgaris; yellow loosestrife (frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia)
Lysimachia terrestris; swamp candles (North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places)
Lysimachia quadrifolia; whorled loosestrife (common North American yellow-flowered plant)
Holonyms ("loosestrife" is a member of...):
genus Lysimachia; Lysimachia (loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("loosestrife" is a kind of...):
subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loosestrife"):
Lythrum salicaria; purple loosestrife; spiked loosestrife (marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States)
grass poly; hyssop loosestrife; Lythrum hyssopifolia (annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas)
Holonyms ("loosestrife" is a member of...):
genus Lythrum; Lythrum (loosestrife)
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