[ 'lɪknɪs ]
■ noun a plant of a genus which includes the campions and ragged robin. [Genus Lychnis .]
Origin
mod. L., via L. from Gk lukhnis , denoting a red flower, from lukhnos 'lamp'.
[ 'lɪknɪs ]
■ noun a plant of a genus which includes the campions and ragged robin. [Genus Lychnis .]
Origin
mod. L., via L. from Gk lukhnis , denoting a red flower, from lukhnos 'lamp'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004