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lychnis

[ lik-nis ]

noun

  1. any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family.


lychnis

/ ˈlɪknɪs /

noun

  1. any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Lychnis, having red, pink, or white five-petalled flowers See also ragged robin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lychnis1

1595–1605; < Latin < Greek lychnís red flower, akin to lýchnos lamp
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lychnis1

C17: New Latin, via Latin, from Greek lukhnis a red flower; related to lukhnos lamp
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Example Sentences

The pink lychnis or ragged robin grows among the grasses; the iris flowers higher on the shore.

They do not occur in male Lychnis dioica, but next spring I will look to male holly flowers.

I formerly fancied that I observed female Lychnis dioica seeded without pollen.

And where the sunlight is less broken by the trees there are patches of red lychnis and tall crowns of white cow parsley.

The Red Campion (Lychnis diurna) is common on the banks of wayside ditches, as well as in copses and other moist and shady places.

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