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LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lychnis flos-cuculi mean? 

LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI (noun)
  The noun LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI has 1 sense:

1. common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petalsplay

  Familiarity information: LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cuckoo flower; Lychins floscuculi; Lychnis flos-cuculi; ragged robin

Hypernyms ("Lychnis flos-cuculi" is a kind of...):

catchfly; lychnis (mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone)


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