loosestrife
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1. any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | gooseneck loosestrife, lysimachia clethroides duby, |
| definition | : | a variety of the loosestrife herb (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lysimachia nemorum, yellow pimpernel, |
| definition | : | trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fringed loosestrife, lysimachia ciliatum, |
| definition | : | of North America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | creeping charlie, creeping jenny, lysimachia nummularia, moneywort, |
| definition | : | a loosestrife vine (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | garden loosestrife, lysimachia vulgaris, yellow loosestrife, |
| definition | : | frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lysimachia terrestris, swamp candles, |
| definition | : | North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lysimachia quadrifolia, whorled loosestrife, |
| definition | : | common North American yellow-flowered plant (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus lysimachia, lysimachia, |
| definition | : | loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive (noun.plant) |
2. any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, |
| definition | : | marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | grass poly, hyssop loosestrife, lythrum hyssopifolia, |
| definition | : | annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus lythrum, lythrum, |
| definition | : | loosestrife (noun.plant) |
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