# loosestrife

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are in different taxonomic families.

## Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek λυσιμάχειον (lusimákheion), as if from λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”) + μάχη (mákhē, “battle, strife”).

## Source
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