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Lychnis
‖
Lych′nis
,Noun.
[L., a kind of red flower, Gr.
λυχνίς
; cf. λύχνοσ
a lamp.] (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. Definition 2024
Lychnis
Lychnis
See also: lychnis
Translingual
Lychnis chalcedonica
Proper noun
Lychnis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae.
Synonyms
- (genus): Silene
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Sileneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lychnis sect. Agrostemma, Lychnis sect. Lychnis - sections
- Lychnis chalcedonica - type species; for other species etc. see Lychnis at The Plant List.
lychnis
lychnis
See also: Lychnis
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek λυχνίς (lukhnís, “shining”).
Noun
lychnis f (genitive lychnidis); third declension
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lychnis | lychnidēs |
| genitive | lychnidis | lychnidum |
| dative | lychnidī | lychnidibus |
| accusative | lychnidem | lychnidēs |
| ablative | lychnide | lychnidibus |
| vocative | lychnis | lychnidēs |
Noun
lychnīs
References
- lychnis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lychnis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.