Loosestrife

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)
     (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
         {Lysimachia}, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
         of a yellow color.
     (b) Any species of the genus {Lythrum}, having purple, or, in
         some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.


         [1913 Webster]
  
     {False loosestrife}, a plant of the genus {Ludwigia}, which
        includes several species, most of which are found in the
        United States.
  
     {Tufted loosestrife}, the plant {Lysimachia thyrsiflora},
        found in the northern parts of the United States and in
        Europe. --Gray.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loosestrife
       n 1: any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
       2: any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia