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loosestrife
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈluː.straɪf/ us /ˈluː.straɪf/pluralloosestrife or loosestrifes
one of a number of different plants, some with tall purple or yellow flowers, that grow wild and in gardens. Some types cause problems in areas where they do not grow naturally:
Native flowers are being out-competed by purple loosestrife.
One good thing about loosestrife is they attract butterflies.
To kill purple loosestrife, the state raises hundreds of thousands of loosestrife-eating beetles.
A single loosestrife plant can release up to one million seeds.
Purple loosestrife covers about 400,000 acres in the United States.
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