genus lychnis

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   genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCaryophyllaceae

Questions about genus lychnis

What does genus lychnis mean?

genus lychnis means "genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly".

Is genus lychnis a common word?

genus lychnis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.