| 单词 | purple loosestrife |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurple loosestrife purple loosestrife n. a herbaceous perennial, Lythrum salicaria (family Lyraceae), with distinctive spikes of purple flowers, which is commonly found in wetland areas and is often regarded as an invasive weed; cf. loosestrife n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > loosestrife and allied flowers loosestrife1548 purple loosestrife1548 red loosestrife1548 red lysimachus1578 spiked or purple-spiked willow-herb1578 withy-herb1578 water willow1585 willow-wort1731 willow weed1866 swamp loosestrife- 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.ijv Lysimachia purpurea..may be called in englishe red loostryfe, or purple losestryfe. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xx. 284 Purple Loosestrife is a handsome plant. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 538 Lythrum Salicaria, Purple Loosestrife, is a common British plant. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 13 May 61/2 Herbariums are used..to track the march of invasive species like purple loosestrife, which clogs lakes in the upper Midwest. < as lemmas |
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