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purple loosestrife

noun

Definition of PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE

:  a perennial Eurasian marsh herb (Lythrum salicaria) of the loosestrife family that is naturalized in eastern North America and has long spikes of purple flowers
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First Known Use of PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE

1548

Rhymes with PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE

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