lychnis

[ lik-nis ]

/ ˈlɪk nɪs /

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

lycaon, lycaonia, lyceum, lych, lychee, lychnis, lychnoscope, lycia, lycian, lycine, lycopene

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

lychnis

/ (ˈlɪknɪs) /

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

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