| NOUN | plant | genus Lychnis | genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene |
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| Meaning | genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly. | |
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| Member of | Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family | large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) |
| Members | lychnis, catchfly | Mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects |
| Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
| Spanish | genus lychnis | |
| Catalan | genus lychnis | |
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