- lychnis
- lychnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = luchnis, lightgiving, shining.I.Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls with lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.—II.Subst.: lychnis, ĭdis, f.A.A kind of rose of a fiery red, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—B.Lychnis agria, another plant, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.—C.A gem of a fiery color, Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.