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lychnis


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lychnis 
  n  :  mostly  perennial  herbs  with  sticky  stems  that  catch  insects; 
  widespread  in  north  temperate  zone  [syn:  {catchfly}] 




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