Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants.

More definitions
  • mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone

Origin

From the genus name.

From the genus name.

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Forms

plural: lychnises
Singularlychnis
Plurallychnises

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone:catchfly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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