flower of Jove

-¦jōv

: a European campion (Lychnis flos-jovis) with white-tomentose foliage and pink flowers

Word History

Etymology

after Jove (Jupiter), chief god of the ancient Romans, from Latin Jov-, Jupiter; translation of New Latin flos jovis, specific epithet of Lychnis flos-jovis

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