ragged robin

Meaning

Noun

A type of wild campion (Silene flos-cuculi (species), syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi (species)), in the family Caryophyllaceae, which grows across Europe and has pink flowers.

Origin

From ragged + robin, probably because of the untidy appearance of its petals.

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