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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•pi•on (kam′pē ən),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- Anglo-French) of champion; compare Greek (lychnis) stephanōmatikós (lychnis) for making garlands, with which the winners of games were crowned
- special use of campion, old variant (1570–80
- Biographical Thomas, 1567–1620, English songwriter and poet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: campion /ˈkæmpɪən/ n - any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers
Etymology: 16th Century: 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 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Campion /ˈkæmpɪən/ n - 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
- Jane. born 1954, New Zealand film director and screenwriter: her films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Piano (1993), Holy Smoke (1999), and In the Cut (2003)
- Thomas. 1567–1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute
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