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