English > loosestrife: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia. |
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| Member of | Lysimachia, genus Lysimachia | loosestrife |
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| Narrower | fringed loosestrife, Lysimachia ciliatum | Of North America |
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| gooseneck loosestrife, Lysimachia clethroides Duby | A variety of the loosestrife herb |
| moneywort, creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie, Lysimachia nummularia | A loosestrife vine |
| swamp candles, Lysimachia terrestris | North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places |
| whorled loosestrife, Lysimachia quadrifolia | Common North American yellow-flowered plant |
| yellow loosestrife, garden loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris | frequently considered a weed |
| yellow pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum | Trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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