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RED BIRD'S EYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red bird's eye mean? 

RED BIRD'S EYE (noun)
  The noun RED BIRD'S EYE has 1 sense:

1. biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnisplay

  Familiarity information: RED BIRD'S EYE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RED BIRD'S EYE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lychnis dioica; red bird's eye; red campion; Silene dioica

Hypernyms ("red bird's eye" is a kind of...):

campion; catchfly; silene (any plant of the genus Silene)

Holonyms ("red bird's eye" is a member of...):

genus Silene (large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly)


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