viscaria

British  

/ vɪsˈkɛərɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the Eurasian perennial genus Viscaria, closely related to genus Lychnis, in which it is sometimes included: low-growing, with pink, white, or purple flowers: family Carophyllaceae

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Etymology

Origin of viscaria

New Latin, from viscum birdlime (from the viscid stems)

Example Sentences

Higher up still, bloomed the rosy viscaria, the yellow leptosiphon, the white colinsia, and the lagurus, whose dusty green bloom contrasted with the glowing colours around it.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

Lychnis chalcedonica, 168. scarlet, 168. viscaria flore-pleno, 170.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John