English noun: genus Lysimachia | |||
1. | genus Lysimachia (plant) loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive | ||
Synonyms | Lysimachia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | ||
Member holonym | loosestrife | ||
Member meronym | family Primulaceae, primrose family, Primulaceae | ||