campion
n any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers See also →
bladder campion (C16: probably from campion, obsolete variant of champion, perhaps so called because originally applied to Lychnis coronaria, the leaves of which were used to crown athletic champions)
bladder campion
n a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
Campion
n
1 Saint Edmund. 1540--81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged
2 Thomas. 1567--1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute
rose campion
n a European caryophyllaceous plant, Lychnis coronaria, widely cultivated for its pink flowers. Its stems and leaves are covered with white woolly down, (Also called)
dusty miller
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Campion
n
1 Saint Edmund. 1540--81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged
2 Thomas. 1567--1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute
bladder campion
n a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
campion
n any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers
See also →
bladder campion
(C16: probably from campion, obsolete variant of champion, perhaps so called because originally applied to Lychnis coronaria, the leaves of which were used to crown athletic champions)
rose campion
n a European caryophyllaceous plant, Lychnis coronaria, widely cultivated for its pink flowers. Its stems and leaves are covered with white woolly down, (Also called)
dusty miller
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