genus Lychnis

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genus Lychnis - genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family - large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) lychnis, catchfly - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone

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