lychnis
lychnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = λυχνίς, lightgiving, shining. Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls with lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.— Subst.: lychnis, ĭdis, f. A kind of rose of a fiery red, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.— Lychnis agria, another plant, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.— A gem of a fiery color, Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.
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lychnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = λυχνίς, lightgiving, shining. Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls with lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.— Subst.: lychnis, ĭdis, f. A kind of rose of a fiery red, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.— Lychnis agria, another plant, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.— A gem of a fiery color, Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.
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