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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Loosestrife

/(lo͞os"strīf`)/ · Loose·strife · IPA /lˈuːsstrˌaɪf/
01 n. The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color.
  1. 1.
    The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
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.