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Noun: Lythrum salicaria
  1. Marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
    - purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife

Type of: loosestrife

Part of: genus Lythrum, Lythrum

Encyclopedia: Lythrum salicaria