LYCHNIS


Meaning of LYCHNIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlik-nəs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.