loosestrife
(noun) any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
loosestrife
(noun) any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loosestrife (countable and uncountable, plural loosestrifes)
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.
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Source: Wiktionary
Loose"strife`, 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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
