loosestrife

[ loos-strahyf ]

/ ˈlusˌstraɪf /

noun

any 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 loosestrife

1540–50; 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 loosestrife

loosening of associations, loose order, loose scrum, loose sentence, loose smut, loosestrife, loosestrife family, loose-tongued, loosey-goosey, loosie, loosies

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Example sentences from the Web for loosestrife

Every hedgerow was a blaze of blossom, roses, honeysuckle, elder; every brook was fringed with meadowsweet and loosestrife.
A Day with William Shakespeare|Maurice Clare
And this is camal-buide (loosestrife) that will keep all bad things away.
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series|Lady Gregory
The wild-flowers are willowherb, meadow-sweet, and loosestrife.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete|George Meredith
The loosestrife shall bloom and the huckleberry-bird sing over your bones.
Excursions and Poems|Henry David Thoreau

There are, as in the case of the loosestrife, flowers having pistils and stamens of three lengths.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for loosestrife

loosestrife

/ (ˈluːsˌstraɪf) /

noun

any 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 loosestrife

C16: 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

单词	loosestrife
释义	loosestrife [ loos-strahyf ] / ˈlusˌstraɪf / noun any 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 loosestrife 1540–50; 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 loosestrife loosening 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 loosestrife Every hedgerow was a blaze of blossom, roses, honeysuckle, elder; every brook was fringed with meadowsweet and loosestrife. A Day with William Shakespeare\|Maurice Clare And this is camal-buide (loosestrife) that will keep all bad things away. Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series\|Lady Gregory The wild-flowers are willowherb, meadow-sweet, and loosestrife. Beauchamp's Career, Complete\|George Meredith The loosestrife shall bloom and the huckleberry-bird sing over your bones. Excursions and Poems\|Henry David Thoreau There are, as in the case of the loosestrife, flowers having pistils and stamens of three lengths. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter British Dictionary definitions for loosestrife loosestrife / (ˈluːsˌstraɪf) / noun any 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 loosestrife C16: 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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