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Definition of Purple loosestrife

1. Noun. Marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States.

Definition of Purple loosestrife

1. Noun. a semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, ''Lythrum salicaria'', having long spikes of purple flowers ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purple Loosestrife

Literary usage of Purple loosestrife

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"purple loosestrife. (LYTHRUM SALICARIA. ) Opuntia Rafinesquii, Western prickly pear, forms curious broad mats six to ten inches high. ..."

2. Invasive Species: Federal & Selected State Funding to Address Harmful by Lawrence J. Dyckman (2001)
"... purple loosestrife, and Destruction of Trees Caused by Asian Long-Horned Beetles Worker standing inside a water intake pipe «moving zebra mussels Man in ..."

3. Country Acres: A Guide to Buying and Managing Rural Property by Lowell L. Klessig (1999)
"purple loosestrife In recent years, an exotic plant called purple loosestrife has invaded wetlands. It is an attractive plant that blooms profusely. ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"A very fine sort is Hunter's purple loosestrife (L. ... The purple loosestrife has an astringent property, which is reputed to have been found useful in ..."

5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1860)
"A very fine sort is Hunter's purple loosestrife (L. Hunteri, Don), ... The purple loosestrife has an astringent property, which is reputed to have been ..."

6. Flowers and their associations by Anne Pratt (1840)
"HENNA GARDENS IN THE EAST USES OP HENNA IN EASTERN COUNTRIES GARDEN BALSAM PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE BLACK SALTWORT VERSES. " No tree that is of count in greenwood ..."

7. HIV/Aids Policy in Hawaii by James Lumeng (1992)
"The introduction and spread of purple loosestrife in North America follows the ... purple loosestrife was transported to the East Coast of the United States ..."

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