Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pl. lychnides (-ni-dēz). A ruby, sapphire, or carbuncle.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of caryophyllaceous plants of the tribe Sileneæ, characterized by a 10-nerved calyx, or rarely one with many parallel nerves, and commonly 3 styles and a 3- or 6-valved capsule.
- noun A plant of the genus Lychnis, especially L. Chalcedonica.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family (
Caryophyllaceæ ). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently served 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 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Lychnis.
Examples
-
Lychnis does best in full sun with well-drained soil.
Signs of life in my winter garden « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010
-
_Lychnis_ and _Silene_ (Fig. 98, _L_) also contain very showy species.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
-
(_Lychnis diurna_) is known as "mother-die," the belief being that, if children gather it, some misfortune is sure to happen to the parents.
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
-
_Lychnis dioica_, and much divided petals of _Rubus arcticus_.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
-
Cockle, and in all parts of the Nottingham Catch-fly except the seeds; also in the wild Lychnis, and some others of the Pink tribe.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
-
-- The following species may be added to those already recorded: _Lychnis coronaria_, _Hibiscus mutabilis_, _Lotus major_, _Pisum sativum_, _Godetia_ sp.,
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
-
It is a well-known and favourite flower, and, of course, a very "old-fashioned" one; it is commonly called the Scarlet Lychnis, but there are other forms of it with white flowers, both double and single, and there is also a double scarlet variety.
-
Sternbergianum_, &c. As an accidental occurrence, a similar thing has been noticed in _Lychnis coronaria_, _Phaius grandifolius_, _Oncidium cebolleta_, _Epidendrum elongatum_, [113] &c. &c.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
-
_Agrostemma (Lychnis) Coronaria_ var. _atropurpurea.
-
Lychnis and Parthus were given to Pleuratus; both these Illyrian cities had been subject to Philip.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.