purple loosestrife

English

purple loosestrife flower

Noun

purple loosestrife (countable and uncountable, plural purple loosestrifes)

A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New Zealand.

Synonyms

(Lythrum salicaria): purple lythrum, spiked loosestrife1; long purples (literary, disputed)

Translations

Lythrum salicaria

Finnish: rantakukka (fi)
Romanian: răchitan (ro) m

Swedish: fackelblomster n

References

purple loosestrife on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lythrum salicaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lythrum salicaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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