Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of various species of Polygonum, or knotweed, as P. amphibium, P. Persicaria, or P. lapathifolium.
- noun The purple loosestrife, Lythrum Salicaria.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A European species of loosestrife (
Lysimachia vulgaris ). - noun Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
European species ofloosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris). - noun Any kind of
Polygonum withwillow -likefoliage .
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Examples
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All about grew tall, fruiting grasses, and many a bright flower; clusters of pink willow-weed, patches of yellow ragwort, the perfumed meadowsweet, and, amid bracken and bramble, the purple shining of a great campanula.
The Crown of Life George Gissing 1880
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