a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross. Also called Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, scarlet lightning .
SCARLET LYCHNIS
Meaning of SCARLET LYCHNIS in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012