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Answer for the clue "A loosestrife vine ", 9 letters:
moneywort

Word definitions for moneywort in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Moneywort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Alysicarpus Bacopa monnieri Lysimachia nummularia Sibthorpia europaea

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Moneywort \Mon"ey*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A trailing plant ( Lysimachia Nummularia ), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A European vine, (taxlink Lysimachia nummularia species noshow=1), having yellow flowers; creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a loosestrife vine [syn: creeping Jenny , creeping Charlie , Lysimachia nummularia ]

Usage examples of moneywort.

The Moneywort is far more often known by the familiar names of Creeping Jenny, Wandering Jenny, Running Jenny, Creeping Joan and Wandering Sailor - all names alluding to its rapid trailing over the ground.

Besides the Cowslip and the Primrose, this family includes the little Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis), as truly a herald of warm summer weather as the Primrose is of spring, the Yellow Loosestrife and the Moneywort (Lysimachia vulgaris and Nummularia), the handsome Water Violet (Hottonia) and the nodding Cyclamen or Sowbread, all of which have medicinal value to a greater or lesser degree.