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lychnis

/ˈlɪknɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
ly-ch-nis
IPA
/ˈlɪknɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

lychnises (plural)

Synonyms

catchfly

Questions

How do you pronounce lychnis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪknɪs/.
What does lychnis mean?
Any of the genus Lychnis of flowering plants.
Where does lychnis come from?
From the genus name.

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