LYCHNIS


Meaning of LYCHNIS in English

[lych.nis] n [NL, fr. L, a red flower, fr. Gk; akin to Gk lychnos lamp, L lux light--more at light] (1601): any of a genus (Lychnis) of herbs of the pink family with terminal cymes of showy mostly red or white flowers having

5. or rarely

4. styles

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.