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Noun: loosestrife family
  1. Herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
    "The loosestrife family includes many wetland species";
    - Lythraceae, family Lythraceae

Derived forms: loosestrife families

Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family

Part of: Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales

Encyclopedia: Loosestrife family