Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants of the natural order Lythrarieæ and the tribe Lythreæ.

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  • noun loosestrife

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  • But some of the plants, such as the ornamental willows, simply play variations on the native flora, and the drifts of perennials Clay has successfully established in the rough grass, including purple eupatorium, pink lythrum and white

    Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • But some of the plants, such as the ornamental willows, simply play variations on the native flora, and the drifts of perennials Clay has successfully established in the rough grass, including purple eupatorium, pink lythrum and white

    Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • November 15th, 2008 at 12:54 am gennifer flowers and playboy ohi consulting flower mound texas breckers flowers funeral flower sprays utah casket sprays the roller flower bed astrid ohdner flowers flowers marrero louisiana porr and petals fell off flower flower delivery red peruvian lilies versalles flower boynton beach lythrum the beacon flower silhouette of blue bonnet flower flagstone flower bed jamacan flowers flowers touch killeen tx casa and abaca and flowers springfield ma flower delivery flowers native northwest florida free flower delivery for 85207

    Matthew Yglesias » Articles 2004

  • Also known as spiked lythrum, salicaire, rainbow weed, and bouquet violet, purple loosestrife (scientific name:

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2010

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