Definition of Lychnis. Meaning of Lychnis. Synonyms of Lychnis

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Definition of Lychnis

Lychnis
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 from wikipedia

- in Lychnis' and three in Silene), the number of teeth of the seed capsule (five in Lychnis' and six in Silene), and by the sticky stems of Lychnis. ****ual...
-  224. ISBN 9781845337315. "Lychnis coronaria". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020. "Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'". RHS. Retrieved...
- Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross or scarlet lychnis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae,...
- Lychnis arvensis G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Lychnis dioecia Mill. Lychnis dioica L. Lychnis dioica subsp. rubra Weigel Lychnis diurna Sibth. Lychnis...
- December 2023. "Lychnis flos-cuculi Jenny = 'Lychjen'". RHS. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021. "Lychnis flos-cuculi 'Petite...
- flora: Lychnis viscaria (Sticky catchfly)". Biological Records Centre and Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 21 May 2016. NRCS. "Lychnis viscaria"...
- The lychnis (Hadena bicruris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe and Turkey. It has an Atlantic-Mediterranean...
- alba (Mill.) E.H.L.Krause non Muhl. ex Rohrb. Lychnis pratensis Rafn Silene pratensis (Rafn) Godr. Lychnis vespertina Sibth. Melandrium vespertinum (Sibth...
- dawsonii (B.L.Rob.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Lychnis dawsonii (B.L.Rob.) J.P.Anderson Lychnis taimyrensis ( Tolm. ) Polunin Lychnis triflora var. dawsonii B.L.Rob....
- Otth Synonyms List Lychnis bhutanica W.W.Sm. Lychnis ciliata Wall. Lychnis eriostemon Wall. Lychnis indica (Roxb. ex Otth) Benth. Lychnis nutans Benth. Melandrium...