| 释义 |
loosestrife/ˈlu:sstraif/n. 1 (in full 全称 yellow loosestrife) a tall waterside plant, Lysimachia vulgaris, of the primrose family, with spikes of yellow flowers 黄连花 2 (in full 全称 purple loosestrife) a tall waterside plant Lythrum salicaria, with spikes of star-shaped purple flowers 千屈菜 [LOOSE + STRIFE, taking the Greek name lusimakhion (from Lusimakhos, its discoverer) as if directly from luō ‘undo’ + makhē ‘battle’] |