Lysimachia
noun
Ly·si·mach·ia
ˌlīsəˈmakēə
: a widely distributed genus of herbs (family Primulaceae) with leafy stems, leaves opposite or whorled, and yellow flowers see loosestrife sense 1, moneywort
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a plant, from Greek lysimacheios loosestrife, from Lysimachos Lysimachus fl 5th or 4th centuryb.c. Greek doctor
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