n.
Pronunciation: ' lik-n ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a red flower, from Greek; akin to Greek lychnos lamp, Latin lux light ― more at LIGHT
Date: 1601
: any of a genus ( Lychnis ) of north-temperate zone herbs of the pink family with terminal cymes of showy mostly red or white flowers having five or rarely four styles