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PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
Synonyms:
Lythrum salicaria; purple loosestrife; spiked loosestrife
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("purple loosestrife" is a kind of...):
loosestrife (any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum)
Holonyms ("purple loosestrife" is a member of...):
genus Lythrum; Lythrum (loosestrife)
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