English-Thai Dictionary
lychnis
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LYCHNIS
Lych "nis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of red flower, Gr. lychni `s; cf. ly `chnos a lamp. ] (Bot. )
Defn: 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 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lychnis
lych nis |ˈliknis ˈlɪknɪs | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes the campions and a number of cultivated ornamental flowers. [Genus Lychnis, family Caryophyllaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, via Latin from Greek lukhnis, denoting a red flower, from lukhnos ‘lamp. ’
Oxford Dictionary
lychnis
lychnis |ˈlɪknɪs | ▶noun a plant of a genus which includes the campions, ragged robin, and a number of cultivated ornamental flowers. ●Genus Lychnis, family Caryophyllaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, via Latin from Greek lukhnis, denoting a red flower, from lukhnos ‘lamp ’.
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