Lysimachia
noun
Ly·si·mach·ia
\ˌlīsəˈmakēə\
Definition of Lysimachia
: a widely distributed genus of herbs (family Primulaceae) with leafy stems, leaves opposite or whorled, and yellow flowers — see loosestrife 1, moneywort
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Origin and Etymology of lysimachia
New Latin, from Latin, a plant, from Greek lysimacheios loosestrife, from Lysimachos Lysimachus fl 5th or 4th centuryb.c. Greek doctor
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