LYCHNIS DIOICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lychnis dioica mean? 

• LYCHNIS DIOICA (noun)
  The noun LYCHNIS DIOICA has 1 sense:

1. biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

  Familiarity information: LYCHNIS DIOICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYCHNIS DIOICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lychnis dioica; red bird's eye; red campion; Silene dioica

Hypernyms ("Lychnis dioica" is a kind of...):

campion; catchfly; silene (any plant of the genus Silene)

Holonyms ("Lychnis dioica" is a member of...):

genus Silene (large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly)