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Purple Loosestrife

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Noun

1. lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife

marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States

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Purple Loosestrife

see synonyms of purple loosestrife
a purple-flowered lythraceous marsh plant, Lythrum salicaria
noun
a purple-flowered lythraceous marsh plant, Lythrum salicaria
loosestrife

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Purple Loosestrife

see synonyms of purple loosestrife
n.
A perennial plant (Lythrum salicaria) native to Eurasia, having long spikes of purple flowers. It is naturalized in North America and often forms dense stands in wetlands.

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