lychnis

[ lik-nis ]

/ ˈlɪk nɪs /

noun

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

Compare rose campion, scarlet lychnis.

Origin of lychnis

1595–1605; <Latin <Greek lychnís red flower, akin to lýchnos lamp

Words nearby lychnis

Lycaonia, lycée, lyceum, lychee, lych gate, lychnis, lychnoscope, Lycia, Lycian, lycine, lycopene

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for lychnis

I formerly fancied that I observed female Lychnis dioica seeded without pollen.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
Dianthus (carnation and pink) Gypsophila, Lychnis and others, are garden plants.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
They do not occur in male Lychnis dioica, but next spring I will look to male holly flowers.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
Campion, kam′pi-un, n. the common name of plants belonging to the genera Lychnis and Silene.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

Lychnis (London Pride), scarlet; two and one-half feet; July.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd Ely

British Dictionary definitions for lychnis

lychnis

/ (ˈlɪknɪs) /

noun

any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Lychnis, having red, pink, or white five-petalled flowersSee also ragged robin

Word Origin for lychnis

C17: New Latin, via Latin, from Greek lukhnis a red flower; related to lukhnos lamp

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	lychnis
释义	lychnis [ lik-nis ] / ˈlɪk nɪs / noun any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family. Compare rose campion, scarlet lychnis. Origin of lychnis 1595–1605; <Latin <Greek lychnís red flower, akin to lýchnos lamp Words nearby lychnis Lycaonia, lycée, lyceum, lychee, lych gate, lychnis, lychnoscope, Lycia, Lycian, lycine, lycopene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lychnis I formerly fancied that I observed female Lychnis dioica seeded without pollen. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin Dianthus (carnation and pink) Gypsophila, Lychnis and others, are garden plants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4\|Various They do not occur in male Lychnis dioica, but next spring I will look to male holly flowers. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin Campion, kam′pi-un, n. the common name of plants belonging to the genera Lychnis and Silene. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Lychnis (London Pride), scarlet; two and one-half feet; July. A Woman's Hardy Garden\|Helena Rutherfurd Ely British Dictionary definitions for lychnis lychnis / (ˈlɪknɪs) / noun any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Lychnis, having red, pink, or white five-petalled flowersSee also ragged robin Word Origin for lychnis C17: New Latin, via Latin, from Greek lukhnis a red flower; related to lukhnos lamp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	coaling station coalition coalitionism coal measures coal mine coal miner's lung coal oil coal pit coalport coal pot coalsack coal scuttle coal seam coal tar coal-tar creosote coal-tar pitch coal tit coaly coaming coamo coanchor coanda coapt coaptation coaptation splint