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Mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects
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lychnis
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The lychnis ( Hadena bicruris ) is a moth of the family Noctuidae . It is found in northern and western Europe .Also Turkey .It has an Atlantic-Mediterranean distribution.In the East Palearctic it is replaced by Hadena capsincola . This species has dark ...
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n. mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone [syn: catchfly ]
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Lychnis \Lych"nis\, n. [L., a kind of red flower, Gr. lychni`s; cf. ly`chnos a lamp.] (Bot.) A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family ( Caryophyllace[ae] ). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may ...
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In the lychnis of the high Alps, the red and white have a kind of sugary bloom, as rich as it is delicate.