lychnis


Definition: Meaning of, lychnis in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɪknɪs /

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lychnis lychnises
  1. mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
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lychnis used in phrases

  • Lychnis alba (noun)
    1. bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
  • Lychnis coronaria (noun)
    1. an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
  • Lychnis dioica (noun)
    1. biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
  • Lychnis flos-cuculi (noun)
    1. common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
  • evening lychnis (noun)
    1. bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
  • genus Lychnis (noun)
    1. genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly
  • scarlet lychnis (noun)
    1. eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
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