LOOSESTRIFE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does loosestrife mean? 

• LOOSESTRIFE (noun)
  The noun LOOSESTRIFE has 2 senses:

1. any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum

2. any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia

  Familiarity information: LOOSESTRIFE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOOSESTRIFE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("loosestrife" is a kind of...):

subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loosestrife"):

Lythrum salicaria; purple loosestrife; spiked loosestrife (marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States)

grass poly; hyssop loosestrife; Lythrum hyssopifolia (annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas)

Holonyms ("loosestrife" is a member of...):

genus Lythrum; Lythrum (loosestrife)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("loosestrife" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loosestrife"):

gooseneck loosestrife; Lysimachia clethroides Duby (a variety of the loosestrife herb)

Lysimachia nemorum; yellow pimpernel (trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers)

fringed loosestrife; Lysimachia ciliatum (of North America)

creeping Charlie; creeping Jenny; Lysimachia nummularia; moneywort (a loosestrife vine)

garden loosestrife; Lysimachia vulgaris; yellow loosestrife (frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia)

Lysimachia terrestris; swamp candles (North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places)

Lysimachia quadrifolia; whorled loosestrife (common North American yellow-flowered plant)

Holonyms ("loosestrife" is a member of...):

genus Lysimachia; Lysimachia (loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive)