lychnis flos-cuculi

4 definitions found

lychnis flos-cuculi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
     OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
     gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
     akin to E. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.]
     [Written also gilliflower.] (Bot.)
     1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus  Caryophyllus
        ) but now to the common stock (Matthiola  incana
        ), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant
        blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
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     2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
        color, and having a large core.
  
     Clove gillyflower, the clove pink.
  
     Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin (Lychnis  Flos-cuculi
        ).
  
     Queen's gillyflower, or Winter gillyflower, damewort.
  
     Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
  
     Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).
  
     Water gillyflower, the water violet.
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  Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
     1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
        as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
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     2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
        jagged; as, ragged rocks.
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     3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
        "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.
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     4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
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     5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
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              What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
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     Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower (Nigella  Damascena
        ).
  
     Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis
        (Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome
        flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
  
     Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather (Polygonum  orientale
        ).
  
     Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they
        are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
        because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]
        [1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster] Raggie

  Cuckooflower \Cuck"oo*flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.)
     A species of Cardamine (Cardamine pratensis), or lady's
     smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin
     (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).
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lychnis flos-cuculi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lychnis flos-cuculi
      n 1: common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having
           usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: ragged robin
           , cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi
           ]