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# loosestrife

noun (loosestrife, uncountable; a loosestrife, loosestrifes for kinds)

«loosestrife» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A tall wild plant that grows by rivers, ponds and in damp places; purple loosestrife has spikes of bright purple-pink flowers, and yellow loosestrife has yellow flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#m1)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows, the riverbank in summer is full of wild flowers: «Purple loosestrife arrived early, shaking luxuriant tangled locks along the edge of the mirror», in the chapter «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn». In science, loosestrife is a habitat for bees and butterflies; in North America purple loosestrife came from Europe and is an invasive weed that crowds out native plants.

### Examples

- Purple loosestrife grows along the riverbank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#x1)
- Bees buzzed around the loosestrife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#x2)
- The loosestrife was reflected in the still water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#x3)
- In Canada, purple loosestrife is an invasive weed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#x4)
- Yellow loosestrife is a different plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#x5)
- Grahame describes loosestrife, willow-herb and meadowsweet by the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/#x6)

### Note

One word. Despite the name it has nothing to do with being «loose» or «strife» (fighting) — it is a plant name from old translations.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «loosestrife» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosestrife/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«loosestrife» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loosestrife.html) on Mova free.