'False loosestrife' definitions:

Definition of 'False loosestrife'

From: GCIDE
  • Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which includes several species, most of which are found in the United States.
  • Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora, found in the northern parts of the United States and in Europe. --Gray. [1913 Webster]