loosestrife
/ˈluːsstraɪf/noun
1- any of a number of tall plants which bear upright spikes of flowers and grow by water and in wet ground排草属植物：
1.1
- several plants of the genus Lythrum (family Lythraceae), in particular the purple loosestrife (L. salicaria) of the Old World.模式属, 千屈菜科, 尤指东半球的紫色排草属植物（拉丁名L. salicaria）。
1.2
- several plants of the genus Lysimachia (family Primulaceae), in particular the yellow loosestrife (L. vulgaris) of Eurasia.金钱草属, 报春花科, 尤指欧亚地区黄色排草属植物（拉丁名L. vulgaris）。
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