Lysimachia

2 definitions found

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

  Lysimachia \Lysimachia\ n.
     1. a cosmopolitan genus of plants, including some of the
        loosestrifes, found in damp or swampy terrain having
        usually yellow flowers; they are inclined to be invasive.
  
     Syn: genus {Lysimachia}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lysimachia
       n : loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy
           terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be
           invasive [syn: {genus Lysimachia}]