Definition of "lychnis" [lychnis]

• Any of various plants of the genus Lychnis, which includes the campions. (noun)

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• "Also, I wasn't familiar with lychnis before I Googled it, but how could I resist a link with a name so much like "Guy Gardner"?"
• "Pliny is said to have been one of the earliest authors to state that wearing the lychnis, or star variety of ruby, brings about favors from persons in power or with authority."
• "The scarlet lychnis and its many varieties are nearly past, but the large-flowered, Haag's, and others of that section, are in their prime, and showy plants they are."