lychnis
From LSJ
καιρὸς πρὸς ἀνθρώπων βραχὺ μέτρον ἔχει → time and tide wait for no man
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lychnis: ĭdis,
I adj. f., = λυχνίς>, lightgiving, shining.
I Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls with lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.—
II Subst.: lychnis, ĭdis, f.
A A kind of rose of a fiery red, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—
B Lychnis agria, another plant, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.—
C A gem of a fiery color, Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.
