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lychnite

French, noun/lik.nit/

lychnite is a French feminine noun meaning “lampwick (plant of the species Phlomis lychnitis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phlomis lychnite”.

What does lychnite mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininelampwick (plant of the species Phlomis lychnitis)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Phlomis lychnite.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of lychnite

  • lychnites plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lychnite?

  • /lik.nit/
  • \lik.nit\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.