LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

lychnītis

Meaning

  1. a plant from which wicks were made

lychnītis, ītĭdis, f., = λυχνῖτις,
I. a plant from which wicks were made, Plin. 25, 10, 74, § 121

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What does lychnītis mean in Latin?
lychnītis, a noun, means “a plant from which wicks were made”.