noun
- a tall plant with spikes of purple, pink, or yellow flowers, commonly found in wetlands and gardens
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Purple loosestrife is considered an invasive species in many North American wetlands.
- The gardener planted yellow loosestrife along the pond's edge.
- Loosestrife can quickly spread and crowd out native plants.
- The nature preserve is working to control the loosestrife population.
- Bees and butterflies are often attracted to loosestrife flowers.
- The botanist identified several varieties of loosestrife in the marsh.