genus Lychnis

genus Lychnis
noun
genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
Member Meronyms: ↑lychnis, ↑catchfly

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  • lychnis — /lik nis/, n. any showy flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family. Cf. rose campion, scarlet lychnis. [1595 1605; < L < Gk lychnís red flower, akin to lýchnos lamp] * * * …   Universalium

  • Lychnis Flos-cuculi — Ragged Rag ged (r[a^]g g[e^]d), a. [From {Rag}, n.] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [1913 Webster] 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lychnis coeli-rosa — Taxobox name = Rose of Heaven regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Lychnis species = L. coeli rosa binomial = Lychnis coeli rosa binomial authority = Desr.Rose of …   Wikipedia

  • Lychnis flos-jovis — Taxobox name = Flower of Jove regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Lychnis species = L. flos jovis binomial = Lychnis flos jovis binomial authority = Desr.Flower… …   Wikipedia

  • lychnis — [ lɪknɪs] noun a plant of a genus which includes the campions and ragged robin. [Genus Lychnis.] Origin mod. L., via L. from Gk lukhnis, denoting a red flower, from lukhnos lamp …   English new terms dictionary

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