Search Result for "lythrum_salicaria":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States;
[syn: purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Willow-herb \Wil"low-herb`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus. [1913 Webster] Spiked willow-herb, a perennial herb (Lythrum Salicaria) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lythrum salicaria n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn: purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria]