purple loosestrife

pur·ple loose·strife

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-puh l loos-strahyf]
- /ˈpɜr pəl ˈlusˌstraɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-puh l loos-strahyf]
- /ˈpɜr pəl ˈlusˌstraɪf/

Definitions of purple loosestrife words

noun 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. 1
noun purple loosestrife a purple-flowered lythraceous marsh plant, Lythrum salicaria 0

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Origin of purple loosestrife

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50

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Parts of speech for Purple loosestrife

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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purple loosestrife popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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