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lychnis

[ lik-nis ]

noun

  1. any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family.


lychnis

/ ˈ±ôɪ°ì²Ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Lychnis, having red, pink, or white five-petalled flowers See also ragged robin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lychnis1

1595–1605; < Latin < Greek ±ô²â³¦³ó²Ôí²õ red flower, akin to ±ôý³¦³ó²Ô´Ç²õ lamp
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lychnis1

C17: New Latin, via Latin, from Greek lukhnis a red flower; related to lukhnos lamp
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The banks of the stream are covered with fine high trees, and many of the plants were in flower, especially the beautiful blue lychnis, the white oak, &c.

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Pliny and St. Isidore speak of a certain stone lychnis, of a scarlet or flame colour, which, when warmed by the sun or between the fingers, attracts straws or leaves of papyrus.

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The pink lychnis or ragged robin grows among the grasses; the iris flowers higher on the shore.

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Petal formed by the two lobes of lychnis without the retired fringe.

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In the lychnis of the high Alps, the red and white have a kind of sugary bloom, as rich as it is delicate.

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