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genus Lychnis

genus Lychnis

9.9
A group of flowering plants with bright, attractive flowers often grown in gardens
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Lychnis
  • The genus Lychnis includes several species known for their showy, brightly colored flowers.

Examples

  • Many species within the genus Lychnis are cultivated as ornamental plants in temperate regions.

  • Gardeners often confuse plants in the genus Lychnis with those in the genus Silene.

  • The genus Lychnis includes several species of beautiful flowers.

  • Have you ever seen a genus Lychnis bloom in the wild?

  • Gardeners often confuse plants in the genus Lychnis with those in the genus Silene.

  • Many species within the genus Lychnis are cultivated as ornamental plants in temperate regions.

  • The genus Lychnis includes several species known for their showy, brightly colored flowers.

Synonyms

lychnis
vsgenus Lychnis
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives for several years with sticky stems and bright flowers

is the taxonomic group in the Caryophyllaceae family and linked to a related genus

Surface Forms

genus Lychnis singular
genera Lychnis plural

Morphology

genus + lychnis

The phrase is a straightforward taxonomic combination: 'genus' (a biological rank) + the name 'Lychnis', so the meaning 'the genus called Lychnis' is directly derivable from the constituents. The 'genus X' pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common noun-naming construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Genus Lychnis comes from an old Greek word for 'lamp'. One popular story says people thought the bright, cup-like flowers looked like little lamps, so the name came to mean this group of showy plants.