About The Word Lychnis
Learn about the word Lychnis to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lychnis definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Lychnis
| Lychnis Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Lychnis?
[n] mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lychnis: catchfly Related Terms | Find terms related to Lychnis: See Also | cuckoo flower | dusty miller | flower | gardener's delight | genus Lychnis | Lychins chalcedonica | Lychins floscuculi | Lychnis coronaria | Lychnis flos-cuculi | maltese cross | mullein pink | ragged robin | rose campion | scarlet lychnis Lychnis In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Petaurista petaurista ‐ East Indian…
- Wallace stevens ‐ United States poet…
- Crosstie ‐ one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;…
- Whitish ‐ tending toward white [adj] resembling milk in color or cloudiness;…
- Lepista irina ‐ an edible agaric with large silky white caps and…
- Ponka ‐ the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [n] a member of…
- Moss green ‐ of a moderate somewhat dull…
- Navy base ‐ base of operations for a…
- Mary ii ‐ Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest…
- Monopolization ‐ domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion…