Definition of loosestrife in English:

loosestrife

noun ˈluːsˌstrʌɪfˈlu(s)straɪf

Any of a number of tall plants which bear upright spikes of flowers and grow by water and in wet ground.
several plants of the genus Lysimachia (family Primulaceae), in particular the yellow loosestrife (L. vulgaris) of Eurasia.
several plants of the genus Lythrum (family Lythraceae), in particular the purple loosestrife (L. salicaria) of the Old World.
Example sentencesExamples
- Place the freshly cut stems in a bottle of water and place in contact with the defoliated loosestrife plants.
- Wildflowers here include water parsnip, fringed loosestrife, and hedge nettle.
- Purple loosestrife will grow vigorously and clog irrigation canals, ditches, stream banks and reservoirs, resulting in less water available for crop production and recreation.
- A semi-transparent boundary is formed by panels of rustic larch trellis, and ornamental hedging and a mass of cottage flowers, including a white mallow, lavender, loosestrife, hardy geraniums and a pale pink Rosa glauca ‘New Dawn’.
- Purple loosestrife can grow to 3-9 feet tall with several, square stalks per plant.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from loose + strife, taking the Greek name lusimakheion (actually from Lusimakhos, the name of its discoverer) to be directly from luein 'undo' + makhē 'battle'.

Definition of loosestrife in US English:

loosestrife

nounˈlu(s)straɪfˈlo͞o(s)strīf

Any of various tall plants that bear upright spikes of flowers.
several plants of the genus Lythrum (family Lythraceae), in particular the purple loosestrife (L. salicaria) of the Old World, now well established in North America
several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Lysimachia (family Primulaceae), in particular the garden loosestrife (L. vulgaris) of Eurasia and North America
Example sentencesExamples
- Purple loosestrife will grow vigorously and clog irrigation canals, ditches, stream banks and reservoirs, resulting in less water available for crop production and recreation.
- Wildflowers here include water parsnip, fringed loosestrife, and hedge nettle.
- Place the freshly cut stems in a bottle of water and place in contact with the defoliated loosestrife plants.
- A semi-transparent boundary is formed by panels of rustic larch trellis, and ornamental hedging and a mass of cottage flowers, including a white mallow, lavender, loosestrife, hardy geraniums and a pale pink Rosa glauca ‘New Dawn’.
- Purple loosestrife can grow to 3-9 feet tall with several, square stalks per plant.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from loose + strife, taking the Greek name lusimakheion (actually from Lusimakhos, the name of its discoverer) to be directly from luein ‘undo’ + makhē ‘battle’.

单词	loosestrife
释义	Definition of loosestrife in English: loosestrife noun ˈluːsˌstrʌɪfˈlu(s)straɪf Any of a number of tall plants which bear upright spikes of flowers and grow by water and in wet ground. several plants of the genus Lysimachia (family Primulaceae), in particular the yellow loosestrife (L. vulgaris) of Eurasia. several plants of the genus Lythrum (family Lythraceae), in particular the purple loosestrife (L. salicaria) of the Old World. Example sentencesExamples Place the freshly cut stems in a bottle of water and place in contact with the defoliated loosestrife plants. Wildflowers here include water parsnip, fringed loosestrife, and hedge nettle. Purple loosestrife will grow vigorously and clog irrigation canals, ditches, stream banks and reservoirs, resulting in less water available for crop production and recreation. A semi-transparent boundary is formed by panels of rustic larch trellis, and ornamental hedging and a mass of cottage flowers, including a white mallow, lavender, loosestrife, hardy geraniums and a pale pink Rosa glauca ‘New Dawn’. Purple loosestrife can grow to 3-9 feet tall with several, square stalks per plant. Origin Mid 16th century: from loose + strife, taking the Greek name lusimakheion (actually from Lusimakhos, the name of its discoverer) to be directly from luein 'undo' + makhē 'battle'. Definition of loosestrife in US English: loosestrife nounˈlu(s)straɪfˈlo͞o(s)strīf Any of various tall plants that bear upright spikes of flowers. several plants of the genus Lythrum (family Lythraceae), in particular the purple loosestrife (L. salicaria) of the Old World, now well established in North America several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Lysimachia (family Primulaceae), in particular the garden loosestrife (L. vulgaris) of Eurasia and North America Example sentencesExamples Purple loosestrife will grow vigorously and clog irrigation canals, ditches, stream banks and reservoirs, resulting in less water available for crop production and recreation. Wildflowers here include water parsnip, fringed loosestrife, and hedge nettle. Place the freshly cut stems in a bottle of water and place in contact with the defoliated loosestrife plants. A semi-transparent boundary is formed by panels of rustic larch trellis, and ornamental hedging and a mass of cottage flowers, including a white mallow, lavender, loosestrife, hardy geraniums and a pale pink Rosa glauca ‘New Dawn’. Purple loosestrife can grow to 3-9 feet tall with several, square stalks per plant. Origin Mid 16th century: from loose + strife, taking the Greek name lusimakheion (actually from Lusimakhos, the name of its discoverer) to be directly from luein ‘undo’ + makhē ‘battle’.
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