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Loosestrife

noun

Any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum.

Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia.

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"Loosestrife" Quotes from Famous Books

... worshipper am I, and serve the gods Of stream and meadow and the flowery lea, Of winding woodways where the loosestrife nods In summer and in spring the anemone, And thymy sheep-paths where the ploughboy plods Home to his frugal but sufficient tea. Not for a crown, grim coal, would I pursue thee In subterranean passages and hew thee ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, June 4, 1919. • Various

Words linked to "Loosestrife" : subshrub, genus Lysimachia, suffrutex, Lysimachia, Lysimachia nemorum, creeping Charlie, Lysimachia vulgaris, grass poly, herbaceous plant, Lysimachia nummularia, yellow pimpernel, herb, Lysimachia quadrifolia, creeping Jenny, Lysimachia terrestris, swamp candles, Lythrum salicaria, moneywort, genus Lythrum, Lythrum hyssopifolia, Lysimachia clethroides Duby, Lythrum, Lysimachia ciliatum