loosestrife
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in…Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in different taxonomic families.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in different taxonomic families.
Blutweiderich, Gilbweiderich
дербе́нникderbénnik, подбере́жникpodberéžnik, вербе́йникverbéjnik
- any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
- any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
Examples
1 sentencesYellow loosestrife is edible.
Вербозілля можна їсти. — deniko
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Calque of Ancient Greek λυσιμάχειον (lusimákheion), as if from λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”)Calque of Ancient Greek λυσιμάχειον (lusimákheion), as if from λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle, strife”).
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Forms
plural: loosestrifes| Singular | loosestrife |
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regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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