loosestrife
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loosestrife
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Calque of Ancient Greek λυσιμάχειον (lusimákheion), as if from λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle, strife”).
noun loosestrifes
- Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in different taxonomic families. 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 91, He had a suit of summer mufti, and a broad-brimmed blue beaver hat looped with leaves broken from the hedgerows in the lanes, and a Leander scarf tucked full of flowers: loosestrife, meadowrue, orchis, ragged-robin.
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noun Lythrum
| 中文 | 千屈菜 qiānqūcài |
|---|---|
| Français | salicaire |
| Deutsch | Blutweiderich |
| Ελληνικά | λύθρο lýthro |
| Русский | дербе́нник derbénnik, подбере́жник podberéžnik |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên khuất |
noun Lysimachia
| 中文 | 珍珠菜 zhēnzhūcài |
|---|---|
| Français | lysimaque |
| Deutsch | Gilbweiderich |
| Ελληνικά | λυσιμάχειο lysimácheio |
| Русский | вербе́йник verbéjnik |
| Tiếng Việt | trân châu |
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@misc{loosestrife_2026,
title = {loosestrife},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loosestrife},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
