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Definition of Lychnis Githago

Lychnis Githago
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.

Meaning of Lychnis Githago from wikipedia

- Agrostemma githago, the common corn-****le (also written "corn****le"), is a herbaceous annual flowering plant a member of Caryophyllaceae, also called...
- multiflora (N) Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora (N) Lychnis coronaria (I) Lychnis flos-cuculi (I) Lychnis viscaria (I) Lycium barbarum (I) Lycium chinense...
- campion Lychnis coronaria * Ragged-robin Lychnis flos-cuculi Sticky catchfly Lychnis viscaria Alpine catchfly Lychnis alpina Corn****le Agrostemma githago *...
- multiflora (N) Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora (N) Lychnis coronaria (I) Lychnis flos-cuculi (I) Lychnis viscaria (I) Lycium barbarum (I) Lycium chinense...