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campion /ˈkampɪən /nounA plant of the pink family, typically having pink or white flowers with notched petals, found in both Eurasia and North America.- Genera Silene and Lychnis, family Caryophyllaceae.
As well as holding a huge range of grassland wild flowers, such as ox-eye daisies, poppies, campion and corn marigold, the nursery grows plants from wetland, upland and woodland habitats....- There were still flowers in plenty, pink campion, toadflax, small blue scabious, honeysuckle, and six-inch mushrooms, inedible no doubt, but the blackberries were ripe and juicy enough to quench thirst.
- The white campion, Silene latifolia (previously Melandrium album), is a common eudicot weed found in both North America and Europe.
Origin Mid 16th century: perhaps related to champion. The name was originally used for the rose campion, whose name in Latin (Lychnis coronaria) and Greek (lukhnis stephanōmatikē) means 'campion fit for a crown', and which was said in classical times to have been used for victors' garlands. |