1.
[syn: Lysimachia, genus Lysimachia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lysimachia \Lysimachia\ n.
1. a cosmopolitan genus of plants, including some of the
loosestrifes, found in damp or swampy terrain having
usually yellow flowers; they are inclined to be invasive.
Syn: genus Lysimachia.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lysimachia
n 1: loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy
terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be
invasive [syn: Lysimachia, genus Lysimachia]