Phrase guide

gooseneck loosestrife

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈɡusˌnɛk ˈlusˌstɹaɪf/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Lysimachia clethroides, a species of plant bearing many small white flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a variety of the loosestrife herb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lysimachia clethroides Duby

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: loosestrife

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, gooseneck + loosestrife.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 矮桃 (ǎitáo) — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Chinese Mandarin: 珍珠草 (zhēnzhū cǎo) — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Chinese Mandarin: 調經草 /调经草 (tiáojīng cǎo) — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尾脊草 (wěijǐ cǎo) — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Danish: hvid fredløs — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Dutch: witte troswederik — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Finnish: valkoalpi — Lysimachia clethroides
  • German: Schnee-Felberich — Lysimachia clethroides
  • German: Entenschnabel-Felberich — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Japanese: 丘虎の尾 (oka tora no o) — Lysimachia clethroides
  • Korean: 큰까치수염 (keunkkachisuyeom) — Lysimachia clethroides