(Australia, slang) Things not quite right in one's head; a situation of mental confusion or insanity.

simple past tense of all bedlam breaks loose

(idiomatic) The situation becomes chaotic or characterised by conflict or rage.

(Australia, slang) Alternative form of a kangaroo loose in the top paddock

Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.

A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New Zealand.

plural of loosestrife

superlative form of loose: most loose

plural of purple loosestrife

The moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).