LYCHNIS


Meaning of LYCHNIS in English

/lik"nis/ , n.

any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family. Cf. rose campion, scarlet lychnis .

[ 1595-1605; lychnís red flower, akin to lýchnos lamp ]

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