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    LYTHRUM SALICARIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Lythrum salicaria; purple loosestrife; spiked loosestrife

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Lythrum salicaria" is a kind of...):

    loosestrife (any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum)

    Holonyms ("Lythrum salicaria" is a member of...):

    genus Lythrum; Lythrum (loosestrife)

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