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loosestrife
noun(loose-strife)
any of a genus (Lysimachia) of plants of the primrose family with leafy stems and usually yellow or white flowers
loosestrife
noun(loose-strife)
any of a genus (Lythrum, family Lythraceae, the loosestrife family) of herbs having entire leaves and including some with showy spikes of purple flowers; especially : purple loosestrife
loosestrife
noun(loose-strife)
a perennial Eurasian marsh herb (Lythrum salicaria) of the loosestrife family that is naturalized in eastern North America and has long spikes of purple flowers

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