Word Meanings - LYCHNIS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family (Caryophyllaceae). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently answered as wicks for lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The corn cockle (Lychnis Githago) is a common weed in wheat fields.

• Gardenia
  A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander Garden.
• Whichever
  Alt. of Whichsoever
• WHEATRUST
  A disease of wheat and other grasses caused by the rust fungus Puccinia graminis; also, the fungus itself.
• Colorific
  Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies.
• Commonitory
  Calling to mind; giving admonition.
• Gardenless
  Destitute of a garden.
• Whichsoever
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• WHEATSELBIRD
  The male of the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
• Colorimeter
  An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.
• Commonly
  Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.
• Gardenly
  Like a garden.
• WHEATSTONESBRIDGE
  See under Bridge.
• Anciently
  In ancient times.
• Cocklebur
  A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.
• Colorist
  One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance.
• Commonness
  State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.
• Gardenship
  Horticulture.

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