(n)perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis, Syn.genus Petrocoptis
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prop. n. A genus of perennial tussock-forming rock plants; native to the Pyrenees and mountains of Northern Spain; it is similar to and sometimes placed in the genus Lychnis. Syn. -- genus Petrocoptis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]