| 单词 | loosestrife |
| 释义 | loosestrife[ loos-strahyf ] / ˈlusˌstraɪf / nounany of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris(garden loosestrife ) or L. quadrifolia(whorled loosestrife ). any of several plants belonging to the genus Lythrum, of the loosestrife family. Compare purple loosestrife. Origin of loosestrife1540–50; loose (v.) + strife, mistranslation of Latin lȳsimachīa (<Greek lȳsimáchei(os) + -a feminine noun suffix; see lysi-, -machy), plant said to be named after a certain Lysímachos;see -ia Words nearby loosestrifeloosening of associations, loose order, loose scrum, loose sentence, loose smut, loosestrife, loosestrife family, loose-tongued, loosey-goosey, loosie, loosies Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loosestrifeBritish Dictionary definitions for loosestrifeloosestrife / (ˈluːsˌstraɪf) / nounany of various primulaceous plants of the genus Lysimachia, esp the yellow-flowered L. vulgaris (yellow loosestrife)See also moneywort purple loosestrife a purple-flowered lythraceous marsh plant, Lythrum salicaria any of several similar or related plants, such as the primulaceous plant Naumburgia thyrsiflora (tufted loosestrife) Word Origin for loosestrifeC16: loose + strife, an erroneous translation of Latin lysimachia, as if from Greek lusimakhos ending strife, instead of from the name of the supposed discoverer, Lusimakhos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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