Definition of LOOSESTRIFE

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Recent Examples on the Web To combat the problem, beetles that dined on loosestrife were introduced. — Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, "The Mail," 14 Mar. 2018 Garden Invasives: Eurasian bush honeysuckle, Japanese knotweed, Japanese barberry, burning bush, haveart bishop’s goutweed and purple loosestrife. — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Invasive plants to watch out for," 20 Aug. 2017 Visitors to the preserve trundle along a wobbly wooden boardwalk, where they are welcomed by a breathtaking view of a serene, blue lake framed by stands of native flora: swamp loosestrife, pickerel weed, lotus flowers, swamp milkweed and buttonbush. — James F. Mccarty, cleveland.com, "Geauga County's Snow Lake Preserve is environmental keystone of Cuyahoga Wetlands: (photos, videos)," 6 Aug. 2017 Purple loosestrife beetles were imported from Germany to another invasive species from overtaking the wetlands. — Lydia Lohrer, Detroit Free Press, "How a beetle can protect hemlock trees from Great Lakes invader HWA," 5 Aug. 2017 Native loosestrife has tiny yellow buttercup flowers and bronze leaves. — Perdita Buchan, The Christian Science Monitor, "Return of the natives," 24 May 2017

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“Loosestrife.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosestrife. Accessed 25 January 2020.