English Explanatory Dictionary

ragged robin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of wild campion (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi), in the family Caryophyllaceae, which grows across Europe and has pink flowers.

Word forms

ragged robin ragged robins ragged robbin ragged-robin

Etymology

From ragged + robin, probably because of the untidy appearance of its petals.

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