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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lychnis /ˈlɪknɪs/

▶noun a plant of a genus which includes the campions and ragged robin. [Genus Lychnis.]

– origin mod. L., via L. from Gk lukhnis, denoting a red flower, from lukhnos ‘lamp’.

'lychnis' also found in these Oxford entries:

campion - catchfly - ragged robin

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