Loosestrife

What do we mean by loosestrife?

Any of various plants of the genus Lythrum, having spikes of purple or white flowers, especially the purple loosestrife. noun

Any of various perennial plants of the genus Lysimachia, having usually yellow flowers. noun

In botany, the English popular name of several species of plants, chiefly of the genera Lysimachia and Lythrum. noun

The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. noun

Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. noun

A plant of the genus Ludwigia, which includes several species, most of which are found in the United States. noun

The plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora, found in the northern parts of the United States and in Europe. noun

Any of several flowering plants of two different genera, Lythrum (purple loosestrife) or Lysimachia (yellow loosestrife) noun

Any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum noun

Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia noun

Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.

Words that are spelled similarly to loosestrife:
loosestrife, loosestrifes.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word loosestrife:
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Words that rhyme with loosestrife:
life, strife, rife, knife, saif, wife, fife, fyfe, alewife, wildlife, midwife, afterlife, housewife, nightlife, midlife, yellowknife, switchblade knife, quality of life, full of life, shelf life, still life, half life, real life, butter knife, phyfe, birdlife, plant life, staff of life, bowie knife, way of life, walk of life, butcher knife, come to life, elixir of life, palette knife, pocket knife, hunting knife, eternal life, true to life, steak knife, case knife, clasp knife, schleif, time of life, paring knife, bread knife, man and wife, fantasy life, sheath knife, sporting life, streiff, slife, fyffe, carving knife, line of life, prime of life, professional life, table knife, trench knife, putty knife, change of life, surgical knife, business life, fish knife, estate for life, right to life, pruning knife, linoleum knife, pfeiff, standard of life, co-wife, counterlife, greiff, herbalife, metlife, southlife.

Adjectives that are often used to describe loosestrife:
purple, yellow, swamp, leaved, spiked, whorled, common, tall, fringed, fourleaved, hairy, upright, false, tufted, winged, invasive, crimson.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective loosestrife:
family.

Words that sound like loosestrife:
loosestrife, loosestrifes, last straw, lystra, last life, lastra, lustra, last half, leicester, leister.