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loosestrife

loose·strife
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loos-strahyf]
    • /ˈlusˌstraɪf/
    • /ˈluːs.ˌstraɪf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loos-strahyf]
    • /ˈlusˌstraɪf/

Definitions of loosestrife word

  • noun loosestrife 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) 1
  • noun loosestrife any of several plants belonging to the genus Lythrum, of the loosestrife family. 1
  • noun loosestrife Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related. 1
  • noun loosestrife any of various primulaceous plants of the genus Lysimachia, esp the yellow-flowered L. vulgaris (yellow loosestrife) 0
  • noun loosestrife any of several similar or related plants, such as the primulaceous plant Naumburgia thyrsiflora (tufted loosestrife) 0
  • noun loosestrife any of a genus (Lysimachia) of plants of the primrose family, with leafy stems and loose spikes of white, rose, or yellow flowers 0
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Origin of loosestrife

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
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

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loosestrife popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • garden loosestrife

    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)

  • lythraceous

    belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.

  • purple loosestrife

    an Old World plant, Lythrum salicaria, of the loosestrife family, widely naturalized in North America, growing in wet places and having spikes of reddish-purple flowers.

  • whorled loosestrife

    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)

  • cigar flower

    the common name for a small, shrubby plant, Cuphea ignea, of the loosestrife family, native to Mexico and Jamaica, grown as an ornamental and houseplant: named for its red tubular flowers that resemble cigars.

  • crape myrtle

    an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
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