lychnis

lych·nis  (lkns)

n.

Any of various plants of the genus Lychnis, which includes the campions.

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[New Latin Lychnis, genus name, from Latin lychnis, a red flower, from Greek lukhnis; akin to lukhnos, lamp; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lychnis [ˈlɪknɪs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Lychnis, having red, pink, or white five-petalled flowers See also ragged robin

[New Latin, via Latin, from Greek lukhnis a red flower; related to lukhnos lamp]

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lychnis - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone catchfly flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Lychnis - genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly Lychins floscuculi, Lychnis flos-cuculi, ragged robin, cuckoo flower - common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals Lychins chalcedonica, maltese cross, scarlet lychnis - Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria, mullein pink, rose campion, dusty miller - an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers