| NOUN | plant | lychnis, catchfly | mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects |
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| Meaning | Mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone. | |
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| Synonym | catchfly | |
| Member of | genus Lychnis | genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene |
| Narrower | mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, dusty miller, Lychnis coronaria | An old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers |
| ragged robin, cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi | Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals | |
| scarlet lychnis, maltese cross, Lychins chalcedonica | Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads | |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
| Spanish | lychnis | |
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