Definition of loosestrife Loosestrife
/luˈsStɹajˌf/ - [lusStrayf] - loose•strife
We found 7 definitions of loosestrife from 5 different sources.
Advertising
What does loosestrife mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: loosestrives |
||
| loosestrife - any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus lysimachia, lysimachia loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive | ||
| 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 | ||
| loosestrife - any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum | ||
| subshrub, suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | ||
| genus lythrum, lythrum 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 | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- loosestrife (Noun)
Any of several flowering plant s of two different genera, Lythrum purple loosestrife or Lysimachia.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- loosestrife (n.)
The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. - loosestrife (n.)
Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
loosestrife
lōōs′strīf, n. the popular name for a plant of the natural order Lythraceæ (q.v.)
Part of speech
🔤- loosestrife, noun, singular of loosestrifes.
Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Your last searches
Last searches
Advertising
Advertising