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lych·nis 
[lik-nis] Pronunciation Key
[lik-nis] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family. |
Compare rose campion, scarlet lychnis.
[Origin: 1595–1605; < L < Gk lychnís red flower, akin to lýchnos lamp]
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| lych·nis
(lĭk'nĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various plants of the genus Lychnis, which includes the campions. [New Latin Lychnis, genus name, from Latin lychnis, a red flower, from Greek lukhnis; akin to lukhnos, lamp; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| lychnis | |
noun | |
| mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone |
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Lychnis
Lych"nis\, n. [L., a kind of red flower, Gr. lychni`s; cf. ly`chnos a lamp.] (Bot.) A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family (Caryophyllace[ae]). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently answered as wicks for lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The corn cockle (Lychnis Githago) is a common weed in wheat fields.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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