LYCHNIS GITHAGO
\lˈɪt͡ʃniz ɡɪθˈe͡ɪɡə͡ʊ], \lˈɪtʃniz ɡɪθˈeɪɡəʊ], \l_ˈɪ_tʃ_n_i_z ɡ_ɪ_θ_ˈeɪ_ɡ_əʊ]\
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A naturalized European plant. Ord. Caryophyllaceae. The seeds are somewhat acrid, but not poisonous. They were, at one time, employed in cutaneous diseases, and in hemorrhage, and as a topical application to ulcers and fistulae.
By Robley Dunglison