scarlet lychnis
noun
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.
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How to use scarlet lychnis in a sentence
First comes the orange lilium elegans, then scarlet lychnis and later, tiger lilies.
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