Loosestrife

1. Herbs of the genus Lysimachia, yellow flowered plants of the Primrose family, natives of the n. hemisphere. 2. Genus Lythrum; purple-flowered plants of the natural family Lythraceæ, of the same geographical distribution. Loosestrife, FALSE. Herbs of the genus Ludwigia, swamp plants of the Evening Primrose family, natives of America. Loosestrife, SWAMP. Decodon vert i cill a tum. Red-flowered shrub of the natural family Lythraceæ , growing in swamps in e. N. America.