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noun
A type of wild campion (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi), in the family Caryophyllaceae, which grows across Europe and has pink flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lychnis, catchfly
History
From ragged + robin, probably because of the untidy appearance of its petals.
Across languages
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