'Lychnis Flos-cuculi' definitions:

Definition of 'Lychnis flos-cuculi'

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noun
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]

Definition of 'Lychnis Flos-cuculi'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. [1913 Webster]
  • What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 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

Definition of 'Lychnis Flos-cuculi'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lychnis Flos-cuculi'

From: GCIDE
  • 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). [1913 Webster]