Meanings
nounscarlet lightning (usually uncountable, plural scarlet lightnings)
plural scarlet lightnings
- uncountableusuallyThe plant Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), with bright red flowers.
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scarlet lightning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarlet%20lightning
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